Orthopaedic Surgery (OSU) School of Medicine

OSU 099 — Special Studies for Undergraduates (1-5 units)

Course Description: Special studies for undergraduates.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; lower division standing.

  • Learning Activities: Variable.
  • Grade Mode: Pass/No Pass only.

OSU 199 — Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5 units)

Course Description: Special study for advanced undergraduates.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; upper division standing.

  • Learning Activities: Variable.
  • Grade Mode: Pass/No Pass only.

OSU 421 — The Musculoskeletal System (2.5 units)

Course Description: Basic and clinical science of orthopaedic surgery and rheumatology.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of committee on student progress.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s), Discussion 2 hour(s).
  • Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Medical students only.
  • Grade Mode: Pass/No Pass only.

OSU 428 — Ambulatory & Emergency Room Orthopaedics (3-6 units)

Course Description: Introduction to general orthopaedic problems and trauma and their management in an outpatient environment, including the emergency room. Conduct orthopaedic examinations, present patients to staff rotating through trauma, hand, pediatrics, adult and foot clinics.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; fourth-year medical student in good academic standing.

  • Learning Activities: Clinical Activity.
  • Enrollment Restriction(s): Limited enrollment.
  • Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

OSU 464 — Acting Internship (6 units)

Course Description: Rotation designed to increase basic knowledge of musculoskeletal abnormalities at clinical level. Attention focused on selective case material. For those students who demonstrate proficiency, responsibility will be similar to that of intern.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; fourth-year medical student in good academic standing.

  • Learning Activities: Clinical Activity.
  • Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
  • Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

OSU 465 — Externship in Advanced Orthopaedics (3-6 units)

Course Description: Advanced Orthopaedic rotation done at an approved institution. Topics may include Trauma, Sports, Spine, Pediatrics, Joint and/or Foot/Ankle. Students are expected to perform at the level of an Intern.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; fourth-year medical student in good academic standing.

  • Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 40 hour(s).
  • Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
  • Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

OSU 466 — Away Clerkship in Orthopaedics (3-9 units)

Course Description: Orthopaedic advanced clerkship at an approved institution.

  • Learning Activities: Clinical Activity 40 hour(s).
  • Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.

OSU 499 — Orthopardics Research (1-12 units)

Course Description: Laboratory or clinical investigation on selected topics.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; third- or fourth-year medical student in good academic standing.

  • Learning Activities: Clinical Activity.
  • Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
  • Grade Mode: Honors/Pass/Fail.