Orthopaedics - Residency - Curriculum

The following is a sample Rotation Schedule for our Orthopaedic Surgery Residents. This schedule is subject to change as we regularly re-evaluate our educational program with input from our faculty and residents.

PGY-1

Sample Clinical Curriculum Months
Trauma Surgery 2 months
General Surgery 2 months
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 1 month
Radiology 1 month
Orthopedic Trauma 3 months
General Orthopaedics 3 months
Total      12 months

 

PGY-2

Sample Clinical Curriculum Months
Orthopaedic Trauma 3 months
Pediatric Orthopaedics 3 months
Foot & Ankle 3 months
Sports Medicine 3 months
Total      12 months

 

PGY-3

Sample Clinical Curriculum Months
Orthopaedic Trauma 3 months
Pediatric Orthopaedics 3 months
Spine 3 months
Adult Reconstruction/Joints 3 months
Total      12 months

 

PGY-4

Sample Clinical Curriculum Months
Orthopaedic Trauma 3 months
Elective / Research 3 months
Adult Reconstruction/ Joints 3 months
Hand 3 months
Total      12 months

PGY-5

Sample Clinical Curriculum Months
Orthopaedic Trauma 3 months
Adult Reconstruction/ Joints 3 months
Sports Medicine 3 months
General Orthopaedics / Elective 3 months
Total      12 months
   
5-Year Curriculum Total 60 months

           

Educational Opportunities and Didactics

Weekly Grand Rounds with Guest Speakers and Subspecialty presentations

Weekly protected study time for residents

Weekly subspecialty indication conference

Monthly Journal Club

Monthly Research Meetings

Monthly labs or independent use of SIM-lab

Bimonthly PSQI conference and other safety learning events

Attendance at orthopaedic conferences and courses

 

Orthopaedic Subspecialties and Faculty

 

Adult Reconstruction / Total Joints

Charles Billings, MD

Fernando Sanchez, MD

William "Bill" Sherman, MD

 

Foot & Ankle

Raoul Rodriguez, MD

 

Hand

Gleb Medvedev, MD

 

Oncology

Stephen Heinrich, MD

 

Pediatrics

Stephen Heinrich, MD

Timothy Skalak, MD

 

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Jacques Courseault, MD

Lisa Jaubert, MD

Jami Montagnino, MD

Gregory Stewart, MD

 

Research

Dongxia Ge, MD

William "Bill" Sherman, MD

Zongbing You, MD, PhD

 

Shoulder & Elbow

Michael O’Brien, MD

Felix "Buddy" Savoie, MD

 

Spine

Matthew Cyriac, MD, MBA

Leland McCluskey, MD

 

Sports Medicine

Jacques Courseault, MD

Wendell Heard, MD

Kelly Hill, MD

Lisa Jaubert, MD

Jami Montagnino, MD

Michael O’Brien, MD

Felix "Buddy" Savoie, MD

Gregory Stewart, MD

 

Trauma

Paul Gladden, MD

Murphy "Trey" Martin, MD

K. Chandra Vemulapalli, MD

 

Outside Rotations

Andrew Todd, MD (Spine) 

Barton Wax, MD (Hand) 

Wesley Clark, MD (Total Joints) 

Eric George, MD (Hand) 

Field Ogden, MD (Foot/ Ankle)