The University of Utah Medical Center is a tertiary referral center for the Intermountain region. Residents receive diversified and comprehensive exposure to adult reconstruction, sports medicine, foot and ankle reconstruction, hand and microvascular surgery, musculoskeletal oncology, and spine surgery. It serves as a regional Level - 1 trauma center and has an active Emergency Department. The majority of the residency rotations are at the University Hospital.
Residents work with the attending staff in outpatient clinics and the operating room.
Residents are given a significant amount of independence, depending upon his or her level of training. Residents rotate through the University Hospital during each year of their training. It is a tertiary referral center for the Intermountain West. Senior-level residents spend three months at PCMC working closely with pediatric orthopedic attending staff. There is a busy Emergency Department which serves as a regional Level - 1 trauma center for children.