GME: Orthopedics

Interviews for July 2013 class will be held Friday, December 7, 2012.

The Orthopedic Surgery program at Valley Hospital is a five-year continuum of organized and progressive training. The program provides both scope and volume of didactic and clinical experiences, enabling residents to become proficient in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic patients. Osteopathic principles and practices, as they relate to orthopedics, will be integrated at all points in the training continuum. Patient safety and care are of the utmost importance as residents train to become competent practitioners who will be successful in board certification, and remain lifelong learners.

Two residents will be admitted annually for a total of 10 residents at the program's maturity. Valley Hospital is the home institution, with 305 operational beds, a new surgery department with 11 operating rooms, a new PACU with 20 beds and a new Outpatient Surgery area with 18 bays.

It is strongly recommended that interested candidates have a rotation in Orthopedics at Valley Hospital. Please see the Student Rotation Request Form.

Educational Program

As with the clinical rotations, the educational program will be progressive as the resident advances through the training program.

Required Courses

Residents will complete the following courses during their residency:

• OGME 2: Basic Fracture Course and ATLS course
• OGME 3: Orthopedic Pathology Course
• OGME 4: Attendance at AOAO Annual Postgraduate Seminar or AOAO Annual Meeting
• OGME 5: Board Review Course

Home Study

Residents will complete the Orthopedic Knowledge Update Home Study (OKU)

Didactics

OGME 1 residents will be required to attend the didactics created for all interns, comprised of Morning Report and daily noon lectures. Additionally, they will be required to attend all orthopedic specific didactics that do not interfere with their rotation/call responsibilities.

OGME 2–5 is as follows: 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday will be resident lectures, faculty lectures, X-ray conference, fracture conference. Additionally, in the evening, Journal Club will be held once a month and grand rounds will be held once a month.

Formal didactics will be held for a minimum of five hours per week to include basic sciences relating to Orthopedics, clinical lectures, demonstrations, X-ray reviews, literature reviews and Journal Club. Lectures will be presented regularly by residents as well as faculty and guest lecturers.

Rotation Schedule

OGME 1

• Internal Medicine (one month will be night medicine) – 2 months
• Emergency Medicine – 1 month
• Family Medicine – 1 month
• General Orthopedics – 4 months
• General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Wound/Plastics – 2 months electives
• Electives from approved electives list – 2 months

OGME 2

• Vascular Surgery – 1 month
• Orthopedics Oncology – 1 month
• Emergency medicine – 1 month
• Adult Reconstructive – 2 months
• Foot and Ankle – 1 month
• General Orthopedics – 6 months

OGME 3

• Pediatric Orthopedics – 2 months
• Spine – 1 month
• Hand – 1 month
• Trauma  – 1 month
• Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy – 1 month
• General Orthopedics – 6 months

OGME 4

• Pediatric Orthopedics – 2 months
• Spine – 1 month
• Hand – 1 month
• Trauma – 1 month
• Elective –1 month
• General Orthopedics – 6 months

OGME 5

• Pediatric Orthopedics – 2 months
• Spine – 1 month
• Hand – 1 month
• Trauma – 1 month
• Elective –1 month
• General Orthopedics – 6 months

Approved Electives:

• General orthopedic surgery
• Foot and ankle
• Hand
• Hip and knee
• Shoulder and elbow
• Spine
• Sports medicine
• Pediatrics or pediatric orthopedics
• Anesthesiology
• Radiology
• Pain management
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Physical medicine & rehabilitation

Continuity Clinic

Advanced orthopedics and sports medicine provides three clinics with 20 exam rooms, radiology and therapy services. Residents will be scheduled into the clinic on a regular basis throughout their training.

For more information, contact Sandy.Yarter@uhsinc.com