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Curriculum & Didactics

Rotation Schedule

BlockPGY-1PGY-2PGY-3PGY-4Chief
1ICSLocal TraumaPediatricsLevel 1 TraumaFoot & Ankle/Spine
2SportsLocal TraumaPediatricsLevel 1 TraumaFoot & Ankle/Spine
3Local TraumaHand/UEPediatricsLevel 1 TraumaHand/UE
4Local TraumaHand/UEPediatricsLevel 1 TraumaHand/UE
5General SurgeryLocal TraumaSports MedicineSports MedicineTrauma
6General SurgeryLocal TraumaSports MedicineSports MedicineTrauma
7Plastic SurgerySports Medicine Foot & Ankle/SpineAdult ReconHand/UE
8Adult ReconSports MedicineFoot & Ankle/SpineAdult ReconHand/UE
9Emergency MedicineAdult ReconHand/UEPediatricsTrauma
10General OrthopedicsAdult ReconHand/UEPediatricsTrauma
11General OrthopedicsFoot & Ankle/SpineOrthopedic OncologyFoot & Ankle/SpineAdult Recon
12ICUFoot & Ankle/SpineOrthopedic OncologyFoot & Ankle/SpineAdult Recon
13MSK Radiology/Anesthesia

Surgery Education Schedule

Monday

  • Resident/Medical Student Presentations, 6 to 6:30 a.m. weekly.
  • Sports Journal Club, 5 to 6 p.m. monthly.
  • Resident Research Presentations, 6 to 6:30 a.m. quarterly.

Tuesday

  • Journal club, 6to 8 p.m., bi-monthly.

Wednesday

  • Spine Journal Club, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., weekly.
  • Tumor Board, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. second and fourth Wednesdays.

Thursday

  • Hand Rounds/Journal Club, 7 to 8 a.m., weekly.

Friday

  • Fracture Conference, 5:45 to 7 a.m., weekly.
  • Grand Rounds Lectures, 7 to 9 a.m. weekly.
  • Musculoskeletal Conference (Radiology), 8 to 9 a.m. quarterly.
  • Cast Clinic, 9 to 10 a.m., third Friday.
  • Adult Recon Conference, 9 to 10 a.m., first, second and fourth Fridays.
  • Anatomy Lab, 1 to 4 p.m., monthly July through December.

Other

  • Morbidity & Mortality Conference, 7 to 8 a.m., monthly with section meetings.
  • Sim Lab/Intern Basic Skills, variable, Friday afternoons.

Didactic Components

The clinical experience will be supplemented by a structured didactic program comprised of:

  • Orthopedic Fracture Conference.
  • Orthopedic Book Review.
  • OITE Review.
  • Morning Report.
  • MSK Conference.
  • Anatomy Lab.
  • Tumor Board.
  • Journal Club.
  • Grand Rounds.
  • Morbidity and Mortality Conference.
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