Course curriculum

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    Onboarding

    • Mobile App

    • CHT Exam Prep Tracker
  • 2

    Baseline Exam

    • Baseline Exam Instructions & Link
  • 3

    General Strategies & Study Schedule

    • Guidelines for CHT Exam Prep

    • Study Schedule Guide
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    Saturday Session Registration

    • November 2026 Registration: Synchronous Sessions every Saturday at 10 an ET
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    Grand Rounds: Live Zoom attendance only

    • November Grand Rounds

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    Study Group (bi-weekly)

    • Schedule Update: 9/2 session cancelled

    • Bi-Weekly Study Group led by VHSF Faculty Fellow, Kerri Bridenhagen, OTD. OTR/L, CHT

    • Study Group 1

    • Study Group 2

    • Study Group 3

    • Study Group 4

    • Study Group 5

    • Study Group 6

    • Study Group 7

    • Study Group 8

    • Study Group 9

    • Study Group 10

    • Study Group 11
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    Week 1: Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 1 Workbook

    • Wrist & Hand Anatomy Lecture

    • Audio File: Lecture

    • Case Study Session: Stiff Hand

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 1
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    Week 2: Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Elbow and Shoulder

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 2 Workbook

    • Shoulder & Elbow Anatomy Lecture

    • Audio File: Shoulder & Elbow Anatomy Lecture

    • Case Study: Elbow Fracture

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 2
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    Week 3: Tissue Healing Principles

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 3 Workbook

    • Tissue Healing Principles

    • Audio File: Tissue Healing Principles

    • Case Study: Tissue Healing

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 3
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    Week 4: Evaluation & Assessment of the Wrist & Hand

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 4 Workbook

    • Evaluation Lecture

    • Audio File: Evaluation Lecture

    • Case Study: Work injury

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 4
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    Week 5: Peripheral Nerve Injury & Management I

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 5 Workbook

    • Peripheral Nerve Lecture

    • Audio File: Peripheral Nerve Lecture

    • Case Study: Radial Nerve Palsy

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 5
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    Week 6: Peripheral Nerve Injury & Management II

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 6 Workbook

    • Compression Neuropathies

    • Compression Neuropathies audio

    • Week 6 Case Study: Cubital Tunnel

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 6
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    CHT Exam Advice from our new CHTs

    • Eric

    • Emmy

    • Sam
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    Week 7: Hand Fractures & Associated Soft Tissue Injury

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 7 Workbook

    • Management of Hand Fracture & Associated Soft Tissue Injuries

    • Audio File: Management of Hand Fracture & Associated Soft Tissue Injuries

    • Case Study: Hand Fractures

    • Hand Fracture Deforming Forces

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 7
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    CHT Exam Day: Scratch Paper Guide UPDATED 1.31.25

    • Scratch Paper Guide Side I & II
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    Week 8: Practice Exam 1

    • Instructions: CHT Practice Exam #1

    • CHT Practice Exam 1

    • Practice Exam Guide & Review: May 2026

    • Exam Tracker Upload

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    Week 9: Wrist Fractures, Dislocations, & Instabilities

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 9 Workbook

    • Wrist fractures, dislocations, ulnar wrist pathology and carpal instabilities

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Wrist Fractures

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 9
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    Week 10: Elbow Fractures, Dislocations, & Instabilities

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 10 Workbook

    • Elbow Fracture/Dislocations

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Elbow Fracture/Dislocation

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 10
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    Week 11: Shoulder Fractures, Dislocations, & Instabilities

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 11 Workbook

    • Week 11: Shoulder Fractures, Dislocations, & Instabilities

    • Lecture audio

    • Case Study: Shoulder Dislocation

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 11
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    Week 12: Treatment Techniques

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 12 Workbook

    • Treatment Techniques

    • Audio

    • Case Study: Amputation

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 12
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    Week 13: Flexor Tendon Injuries (Asynchronous)

    • Topic & Readings

    • Chapter 13 Workbook

    • Flexor Tendon Injury & Repair

    • Lecture: Audio

    • Copy of Case Study: Flexor Tendon Injury

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 13
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    Week 14: Extensor Tendon Injuries

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 14 Workbook

    • Extensor Tendon Injury & Repair

    • EM Anatomy: Illustration & Deformity Patterns

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Sagittal Band Injury

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 14
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    CHT Exam Advice from our new CHTs

    • Katie

    • Kathryn

    • Krista
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    Week 15: Practice Exam 2

    • Instructions: CHT Practice Exams & Average Score

    • CHT Practice Exam 2

    • Exam Review: November 2025 Cohort

    • Exam Tracker Upload

    • May Cohort 2026 Exam 2 Review
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    Week 16: Tumors & Infections, & Burns of the Hand

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 16 Workbook

    • Tumors, infections, & burns of the hand

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Dupuytrens

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 16
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    Week 17: Amputations, Transplants, and Complex Injuries

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 17 Workbook

    • Amputations, Complex Hand Injuries, & Transplantation

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Complex Hand Injury

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 17
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    Week 18: Arthritis of the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand & Ergonomics

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 18 Workbook

    • Management of Arthritis of the Elbow, Wrist, & Hand

    • Lecture Audio

    • Week 18 Case Study Arthritis

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 18
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    CHT Exam Advice: from our new CHTs

    • Brian

    • Angela
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    Baseline Exam Reassessment

    • Baseline Exam Instructions & Link

    • Exam Tracker Upload

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    Week 19: Tendinopathies

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 19 Workbook

    • Tendinopathies

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study Tendinopathy

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 19
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    Week 20: Brachial Plexus Injury

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 20 Workbook

    • Week 20 Brachial Plexopathy

    • Lecture Audio

    • Brachial Plexus Case Study

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 20
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    Week 21: Vascular and Lymphatic Disorders & Chronic Pain

    • Readings & Topics

    • Chapter 21 Workbook

    • Pain, CRPS, Scleroderma

    • Pain, CRPS, Scleroderma audio

    • Case Study Discussion: CRPS

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 21
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    Week 22: Practice Exam 3

    • Practice Exam 3

    • Exam 3 Review May 2024 cohort

    • Exam Tracker Upload

    • Exam 3 Review May 2026 Cohort
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    Week 23: Pediatrics

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 23 Workbook

    • Week 23: Pediatrics

    • Week 23 audio

    • Case Study Discussion: Peds Orthopedic Injury

    • Week 23 Quiz
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    Week 24: Spinal Cord and CNS Disorders

    • Topics & Readings

    • Chapter 24 Workbook

    • Neurological Conditions Affecting the Upper Limb

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: CVA & DR Fracture

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 24
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    Bonus: Research 101

    • Research Basics

    • Handout/Outline

    • Quiz
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    Bonus: Developmental Milestones of the Upper Limb & Hand

    • Developmental Milestones for the Upper Limb & Hand
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    Clinical Curiosity Quizzes

    • Introducing the Clinical Curiosity Quiz

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 1

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 2

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 3

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 4

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 5

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 6

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 7

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 8

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 9

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 10

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 11

    • Clinical Curiosity Quiz 12
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    Week 25: Full Final Exam

    • Full Final Exam

    • Exam Guidelines & Average Score

    • Final Exam Review & CHT Exam Recommendations

    • Full Exam Review April 2025
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    Peer-Written Practice CHT Exam #1

    • Peer-Written Practice CHT Exam #1

    • Average Score
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    Peer-Written Practice Exam #2

    • Peer-Written Practice CHT Exam #2

    • Average Score
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    Peer-Written Practice Exam #3

    • Peer Written CHT Practice Exam #3
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    Course Survey & CEU Certificate

    • Program Completion Survey

    • Certificate
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    Wrap-Up Session: Q & A

    • May 2025 Wrap- Up