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Location |
Midwest orthopedics at Rush (pro bldg), Rush oak park, and river city--all accessible by blue line |
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# Weeks |
4 |
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Hours/week on site |
41-50 |
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Open to M3s? |
yes |
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Scheduled through OASIS? |
no |
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On Rush schedule? |
yes |
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# other students |
0 |
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Prerequisites |
? |
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Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility |
allowed day off for step 2 |
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Overnight call? |
no |
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Work weekends? |
no |
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Weekend call? |
no |
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Is there an exam at the end of the rotation |
no |
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Students required to give a presentation |
yes |
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Teaching hours/day |
1-2 |
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Teaching style |
Lecture given by resident or attending, Student presentations, outpt teaching, didactic lecture weekly (not in July), two 5-10 min student presentation on assigned topics at mid and end of rotation |
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Suggested reading/pocket contents |
Recommended: American Academy of Family Physicians website--great articles on shoulder, back, hip, knee, and ankle. Musculoskeletal medicine by Bernstein available at library OrthoNotes by Dawn Gulick--pocket guide for exam skills available used on amazon for $2 Optional: Netter's orthopedic atlas The Orthopedic Physical Examination by Reider available at library |
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Structure of rotation |
One-on-one with attendings/residents |
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Amt/quality of time residents/attendings |
You are with the attending everyday except Tuesday and see new patients on your own, if there are no new pts you shadow the attending on follow-ups. Mondays you are at Rush oak park, Wed. at pro bldg, and Th/F at River City. Tues you go to watch physical therapy at the pro bldg. You see the new pts and present to the attending. Physical therapists work closely with the attending and are a great resource for learning PT as well as surface anatomy, they also know how to do all the physical exam skills if you need help. You will also work with the Sports Fellow on Fridays. |
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Proportion of time evaluating pts alone |
50-75% |
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# pts evaluated/day |
4-6 |
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Procedures |
Never |
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Typical day |
Clinic starts at 8:30am and ends about 4:30pm. There is no downtime during the day typically since there is a steady stream of patients. You see all the new patients by yourself, do a focused H&P, and present to the attending, if there are no new pts then you shadow the attending on the follow-ups. The physical therapist works closely with the attending and is happy to teach you about PT and surface anatomy if you ask. You will see lots of joint injections but do not do them yourself, you will also look at tons of xrays and occasionally MRIs. There are opportunities to watch casts being put on and braces fitted. Mondays you work at Rush Oak Park, Tuesdays you watch PT at the pro bldg, Wed you work at the Pro bldg, and TH/F you work at River City. You can get to all sites by the blue line (Harlem stop for oak park and lasalle stop for river city). A very low pressure rotation, but I doubt that one could take step 2 during it b/c it is a full and busy day of work. |
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Usefulness for any residency |
4 of 5 stars |
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Usefulness for this residency |
5 of 5 stars |
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Useful for other specialties |
The primary care specialties (medicine, family, peds) and emergency medicine because you get lots of practice doing joint examination. |
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Overall rating |
5 of 5 stars |
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Recommended to other students |
5 of 5 stars |
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Other comments |
You can get a lot out of this rotation if you read the AAFP articles and be proactive about learning physical exam skills. |