Subject: Orthopaedic Surgery
Course Number: 140.08B
Course Title: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinical Elective
Units: 3
School: Medicine
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Course Description: This elective offers students experience in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). Students will be exposed to patients with functional impairments due to a wide variety of illnesses and injuries in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Students will become proficient in the neuromusculoskeletal examination and develop skills to lead an interdisciplinary team in the rehabilitation management of patients with disabling conditions.
Prerequisites: This rotation is ideally suited for 3rd- and 4th-year medical students with experience in direct patient care.
Restrictions: None.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Conference, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: L. Pascual
Additional Instructor(s): M. Nagao, M. Garibaldi, S. Deviren
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No