PMSB 8503 Rearfoot and Ankle Pathology and Surgery

The PMSB 8503 course is a continuation of PMSB 8301, PMSB 8303, and PMSB 8501. This course will present podiatric pathologies including Foot and Ankle Trauma and Management, including Tendon, Nerve and Thermal Injuries, Tarsal Coalitions, and Advanced Surgical Principles. Every podiatric condition discussed in PMSB 8503 will identify, explore, and correlate how the biomechanics, musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, and dermatological systems influence foot pathology and trauma.

PMSB 8503 is presented in a cumulative fashion, complementing other coursework in the pre-clinical curriculum. This knowledge base will serve as a basis to allow the student to integrate diagnostic and treatment decisions specific to a podiatric physician. This course will be presented through case based and didactic lectures, problem-based, learning, group discussion and self-learning. Clinical topics will incorporate etiology, epidemiology, natural history, risk factors, and clinical presentation providing the student the skills to formulate a comprehensive reasoned differential diagnosis. Diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests will also be introduced and discussed to help confirm a diagnosis and the student will then learn how to synthesize and correlate his medical knowledge and develop and implement both medical, surgical, and rehabilitative treatment protocols. Students are expected to engage verbally and in written form through active learning principles used in small group laboratory and traditional lecture formats.

Students will engage in the complex critical thinking necessary to assimilate facts and reach conclusions regarding diagnosis and treatment of the foot and ankle from an evidenced based perspective.

As graduate-level students they will exhibit the attributes of a physician, in professionalism, ethics and self- motivated learning. Faculty will help you to develop your communication and critical thinking skills in a logical, linear thought process that is evidence based and emphasizes competent, compassionate patient-centered care in the context of clinical application.

Credit Hours:

5.00

Schedule Type:

Preclerkship

Grading Basis:

Honors / High Pass / Pass /Fail (H/HP/P/F)

Administrative Unit:

School of Podiatry

Offered:

As Scheduled