The Rheumatology division refers patients with a full spectrum of arthritic diseases amenable to surgery. In this PGY 4 rotation, the resident assumes progressively more independent responsibility. Joint replacement surgery is the major focus, but residents also address osteotomies of the knee and hip and surgical management of arthritic conditions of the shoulder and elbow. On completion, residents will have a good foundation of skills to build on in the fifth year. A clinical database collects patient information prospectively and is an excellent resource for research projects throughout the residency.
Monthly conferences cover various topics in reconstructive surgery.
The core learning experience in orthopaedic trauma is at University Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center. Residents are on call every fourth night covering a busy service and rotate in three-month blocks throughout the five years of training, encountering a broad spectrum of acute and reconstructive musculoskeletal trauma as well as pelvic, spinal, and appendicular injuries. Working closely with the general surgery traumatologists, we offer aggressive management to the orthopaedic polytrauma patient. Two orthopaedic staff traumatologists provide the attending coverage for trauma call. Didactic conferences include weekly trauma rounds and a monthly conference for discussing basic trauma issues.