ORTH220C: Name Senior Externship and Capstone Experience

Provides students concentrated clinical experience in an orthopaedic office or hospital setting, in which students will practice the skills they have learned in the classroom and lab on real orthopaedic patients under the direct supervision of an orthopaedic clinical supervisor and orthopaedic provider. Clinical placement will be provided by the program coordinator. In addition, students will be required to work in small groups to make a presentation to the class on an advanced topic related to the field of orthopaedic technology. Lecture hours also include a review for the national licensure exam in orthopaedic technology. Students enrolled in this course will be charged a $350 clinical surcharge.