FMED 9324

 

Northeast Campus

 

Family and Community Medicine    

 

Sports Medicine

 

Location of Elective: Valley Bone and Joint Clinic

 

Preceptor(s): Michael Kruger, M.D.

 

Period(s) offered and number of students per period: All periods, one per period.

 

Purpose: This elective will provide a typical outpatient sports medicine experience, including sideline event coverage of high school and college athletics.

 

Objectives: Following successful completion of this elective, the student will be able to:

 

  1. Evaluate patients with orthopedic complaints, formulate a diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and create a treatment plan under the direct supervision of the attending.
  2. Manage common nonsurgical orthopedic complaints of patients: rotator cuff tear, shoulder dislocation, tennis elbow, carpel tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, low back pain, ankle sprain, knee sprain, and osteoarthritis.
  3. Describe the basic evaluation and management of sports medicine patients, which encompasses orthopedic and medical problems of a range of patients including pediatrics and geriatrics.
  4. Interpret basic musculoskeletal radiographs to detect and describe basic fractures and osteoarthritis.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of an orthopedic exam and use of injectable medications.
  6. Document appropriately (via hand written or dictated note) interactions with the patients seen on the elective.

 

Instructional Activities: During this elective, the student will be involved in/experience:

 

1. Reading of standard sports medicine textbooks and primary literature (journals) to support and expand clinical and didactic teaching.

 

2. Discussion of cases among peers with attending supervision.

 

3. Instruction on the use of injectable medication.

 

4. Instruction on radiographic interpretation.

 

5. Informal didactic teaching oriented toward sports medicine topics with a literature review on a selected topic followed by the preparation of a presentation.

 

6.  Completion of a pre-test and a post-test covering reviewed topics in sports medicine from the clinical and didactic teaching.

 

Criteria for Grading: During and following this elective, the preceptor will:

 

1. Judge by direct observation of clinical skills and review of the patient medical records the student’s ability to perform an efficient history and physical exam on a sports medicine patient.

 

2. Evaluate by direct observation and review of the patient medical records the student’s ability to perform an orthopedic exam.

 

3. Judge by direct observation the student’s level of proficiency in diagnosis and treatment of sports medicine problems..

 

4. Judge by direct observation the student’s ability to work as member of an integrated health team.

 

5. Judge by direct observation the student’s ability to present cases and integrate, assess and learn new information.

 

6. Complete the standard UND 4th year evaluation form with particular attention to the skills obtained in the items listed above under “Criteria for Grading.”