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The medical student program in orthopedic surgery is designed to provide experience in understanding the diagnosis and management of disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Through a combination of didactic instruction and supervised clinical experience, students acquire the clinical skills of history taking and physical examination of the musculoskeletal system. Diagnosis and orthopedic management of bone and soft tissue trauma, skeletal development defects, tumor, spinal disorders, hand and foot disorders, and arthritis are primary objectives. Third-year students work in ambulatory clinics and on inpatient services during their core surgical clerkship. Fourth-year electives provide the opportunity for in-depth experience on rotations at the UCLA Medical Center and affiliated institutions and emphasize subspecialties such as joint replacement, sports medicine, orthopedic oncology, metabolic bone disorders, hand and foot surgery, and spinal surgery.
For further details on the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and a listing of the courses offered, see the Announcement of the UCLA School of Medicine.
102. Gross Anatomy of the Human Body (8 units). (Formerly numbered Anatomy 102.) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, nine hours. Prerequisites: dental or graduate student standing, consent of instructor. Systemic and topographical human anatomy, with dissection of human cadaver. Emphasis on head and neck. P/NP grading.
205A-205B. Gross and Developmental Anatomy for Medical Students (5 units each). (Formerly numbered Anatomy 205A-205B.) Lecture/laboratory, three four-hour sessions (16 weeks beginning in August). Prerequisites: medical student standing, consent of instructor for nonanatomy majors. Gross anatomy, embryology, and radiological anatomy of the human body as taught by lectures, demonstrations, and dissections. 205A. Limbs, Thorax, and Abdomen (first eight weeks); 205B. Pelvis, Head, and Neck.
207. Gross and Developmental Anatomy for Graduate Students (12 units). (Formerly numbered Anatomy 207.) Lecture/laboratory, three four-hour sessions (16-week semester). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Gross anatomy, embryology, and radiological anatomy of the human body as taught by lectures, demonstrations, and dissections. Trunk and extremities; head and neck.