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Oral Health in Underserved Populations

1-2 weeks | Selective

The oral health selective gives students the unique opportunity to learn oral health screening and assessment skills while working with local, underserved populations in Phoenix.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Clinical, Service Learning

Orthopedic Surgery

1-2 weeks | Selective

The orthopedic surgery selective is designed to introduce students to the field of orthopedic surgery while building fundamental skills that are essential to a future career in orthopedics. The selective will consist of one week of shadowing, lectures, and hands-on skill labs.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery I

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will have the opportunity to observe different approaches to the surgical aspects of orthopedics as a specialty. Students will gain exposure and experience in the operating room. Providing the student with an understanding of the treatment of a variety of orthopedic conditions.


  • Location: Florida
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery

Orthopedics Cast Room

1-2 weeks | Selective

The student will have an opportunity to do basic orthopedic splinting, casting, and non-operative management of fracture problems, and will participate as a member of the orthopedic service team with the residents and faculty members.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Orthopedics: Foot and Ankle

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will join the Orthopedic Surgery team specializing in foot and ankle, gaining exposure to the medical and surgical management of patients with acute injuries and chronic conditions affecting the foot and ankle and lower extremity in the perioperative setting.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery

Orthopedics: Hand and Upper Extremity

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will gain exposure to the approach to the medical and surgical management of patients with acute injuries and chronic conditions affecting the hand and elbow through shadowing experiences with the Orthopedic Hand and Upper Extremity team.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery

Orthopedics: Sports Medicine

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will join the Orthopedic Sports Medicine team and learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of a large variety of sports injuries. The experience will encompass the entire spectrum of sports related musculoskeletal injuries.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery

Orthopedics: Total Joint Replacement

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students learn about the medical and surgical management of patients with arthritic or damaged joints and failed implants. The student will observe how an Orthopedic Surgeon assesses and manages pre-operative, operative and immediate post-operative concerns for a variety of joint conditions.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery

Otolaryngology

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will shadow in the Otolaryngology outpatient clinic and learn more about how specialists in Otolaryngology evaluate and treat patients with problems of the ear, nose, and head and neck region.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Longitudinal | Selective

ENT is uniquely defined by anatomical region, rather than an organ system, and thus includes a variety of surgical and medical care. This selective facilitates experienced-based exploration of ENT in a minimal-barriers, low activation-energy way through events taking place over the course of a year.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Clinical