The Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Teaching Schedule is a rigorous and comprehensive series of lectures encompassing all the general and subspecialty areas of current orthopaedic surgery. Conferences are held every week with the exception of holidays from September through June. Hand conferences are held every week of the year.
All conferences are mandatory and attendance logs maintained.
Grand Rounds usually is conducted by a distinguished visiting professor speaking on a specific topic. Speakers are selected by Orthopaedic Department attendings on a rotating basis. In addition to the Grand Rounds lectures they often meet with the residents at a dinner meeting or for clinical teaching. Speakers have included Drs. James Tasto, Carl and Deborah Stanitski, and Wojczinski.