The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program prepares surgeons for successful careers by offering an invigorating and comprehensive training experience. The numerous hands-on opportunities instill confidence and expertise, underscored by quality
didactic training. Residents experience a broad scope of health care within the hospital and clinic settings and are encouraged to show leadership and participate in advancing the area of orthopaedic surgery.
Our Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program is a five-year (60 month) osteopathic post-graduate program. The program is an AOA-approved residency with both DO and MD faculty physicians and is based at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center,
the largest tertiary care hospital within Samaritan Health Services.
Rotation Schedule
The academic year consists of 13 blocks which are each four weeks in length. The Orthopaedic Surgery curriculum is listed below but is not in order of how the training blocks will be organized.
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Block |
PGY 1 |
PGY 2 |
PGY 3 |
PGY 4 |
PGY 5 |
|
1 |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
|
2 |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
|
3 |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Trauma Surgery |
Pediatric Orthopaedics |
Trauma Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
|
4 |
Internal Medicine |
Trauma Surgery |
Pediatric Orthopaedics |
Trauma Surgery |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
|
5 |
Internal Medicine |
Trauma Surgery |
Pediatric Orthopaedics |
Trauma Surgery |
Pediatric Orthopaedics |
|
6 |
Emergency Medicine |
Hand Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
Foot/Ankle Surgery |
Pediatric Orthopaedics |
|
7 |
General Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
Foot/Ankle Surgery |
Pediatric Orthopaedics |
|
8 |
Vascular Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
Spine Surgery |
Adult Reconstructive |
Spine Surgery |
|
9 |
Family Practice |
Adult Reconstructive |
Spine Surgery |
Adult Reconstructive |
Spine Surgery |
|
10 |
Women's Health |
Adult Reconstructive |
Foot/Ankle Surgery |
Sports Medicine/Artrhroscopy |
Adult Reconstructive |
|
11 |
Elective |
Adult Reconstructive |
Foot/Ankle Surgery |
Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy |
Adult Reconstructive |
|
12 |
Elective |
Othopaedic Oncology |
Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy |
Elective |
Elective |
|
13 |
Elective |
Vascular Surgery |
Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy |
Elective |
Elective |
Didactic Components
The clinical experience will be supplemented by a structured didactic program comprised of:
- Orthopaedic Fracture Conference
- Orthopaedic Book Review
- Orthopaedic Core Conference
- Morning Report
- Tumor Board
- Journal Club
- Board Review
- Grand Rounds
- Morbidity and Mortality Conference
- OMM Lectures and Workshops
- Daily Noon Lectures
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