ORTHO 431C
Hand/Upper Extremity Surgery
David S. Ruch
Description from DukeHub
This elective is especially suitable for students interested in orthopaedic surgery, but also relevant to plastic surgery and emergency medicine. Trauma and microvascular are emphasized. Students participate in all aspects from outpatient visits to operative procedures and inpatient rounds. They also spend time in the Hand and Upper Extremity Anatomy Lab. Attendance at educational conferences is required. For more information or permission number to enroll, please email (contact listed in DukeHub). Permission Required. Credit: 4. Prerequisite: Ortho 429C. Enrollment max: 1. David Ruch, MD; Warren Hammert, MD; Neill Li, MD; Tyler Pidgeon, MD, Christopher Klifto,MD and Marc Richard, MD
Skills
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "lab"
- Yes: Live work with people · "outpatient"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "surgery"
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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