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 | 5 months |
| Adult Reconstruction/Joints | 3 months |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 1 month |
| Radiology | 1 month |
| Plastics | 1 month |
| General Orthopaedics | 1 month |
Total | 12 months |
PGY-2 (Divided in Blocks - 6 weeks each)
| Sample Clinical Curriculum | BLOCKS |
|---|---|
| Trauma | 4 |
| Pediatric Orthopaedics | 2 |
| Adult Reconstruction/Joints | 1 |
| Sports Medicine | 1 |
PGY-3 (Divided in Blocks - 6 weeks each)
| Sample Clinical Curriculum | BLOCKS |
|---|---|
| Trauma | 2 |
| Pediatric Orthopaedics | 2 |
| Spine | 1 |
| Adult Reconstruction/Joints | 1 |
| Hand | 1 |
| Foot & Ankle | 1 |
PGY-4 (Divided in Blocks - 6 weeks each)
| Sample Clinical Curriculum | BLOCKS |
|---|---|
| Trauma | 1 |
| Adult Reconstruction/ Joints | 3 |
| Spine | 2 |
| Sports Medicine | 2 |
PGY-5 (Divided in Blocks - 6 weeks each)
| Sample Clinical Curriculum | BLOCKS |
|---|---|
| Trauma | 3 |
| Adult Reconstruction/ Joints | 1 |
| Sports Medicine | 1 |
| Spine | 1 |
| Hand | 1 |
| Foot & Ankle | 1 |
| 5-Year Curriculum Total | 60 months |
Educational Opportunities and Didactics
- Weekly resident education on Thursdays from 4-6pm in Hutchinson 6065. Every six weeks, we will hold Grand Rounds or a formal lecture with local and/or visiting guest speakers.
- 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
Foot & Ankle
Hand
TBA
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Research
Shoulder & Elbow
Spine
Sports Medicine
- Wendell Heard, MD
- Kelly Hill, MD
- Mohamad Issa, MD
- Lisa Jaubert, MD
- Jami Montagnino, MD
- Michael O’Brien, MD
- Felix "Buddy" Savoie, MD
- Gregory Stewart, MD
Trauma
- Paul Gladden, MD
- Barrett Hawkins, MD
- Murphy "Trey" Martin, MD
- Daniel Miles, MD
- K. Chandra Vemulapalli, MD
Outside Rotations
- Lance Estrada, MD (Total Joints)
- Katherine Faust, MD (Hand)
- Eric George, MD (Hand)
- Field Ogden, MD (Foot/ Ankle)