This full educational experience, with duties similar to a first-year resident, will provide the medical student with unique insight into the Duke Orthopaedic Surgery residency. In this sub-internship, students will have the opportunity to rotate through various orthopaedic subspecialties, including:
- Trauma
- Adult reconstruction/arthroplasty
- Sports medicine
- Pediatric orthopaedics
- Orthopaedic oncology
- Foot and ankle
- Hand and upper extremity
- Adult Spine
Students participate in daily morning inpatient rounds followed by outpatient clinics or operative cases. Individual or group discussions are conducted daily with attending staff and residents.
Students are required to participate in core curriculum conferences; 1) Tuesday’s AM Specialty Core, 2) Wednesday’s AM Grand Rounds, 3) Thursday’s AM Fracture/Trauma Conference, and 4) Thursday’s PM Core Skills.
Students will take one-or-two-night calls per week (or weekend) during the rotation.
Students will need transportation as some of the rotations are not at Duke's main campus. Students do not rotate to the Durham VA Hospital.
Scott Campbell, Visiting Student Coordinator
Duke University School of Medicine, Office of the Registrar
Office (919) 684-8042
scott.campbell@dm.duke.edu
Contact Scott Campbell to inquire about application requirements (i.e. VSAS open date, VSAS application requirements check list, professional liability) and participation requirements (i.e. background check, immunizations).
Wendy Thompson, C-TAGME, GME Program Coordinator
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Office (919) 684-3170
wendy.thompson@duke.edu
Contact Wendy Thompson to inquire about orthopaedic one-page application, rotation schedules, and core curriculum.