Senior residents serve as chief residents at the V.A. Medical Center, the Medical University Hospital in adult reconstruction, and at the Children's Hospital in pediatric orthopaedics. The training program gives residents a balanced experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. About 35 percent of surgeries are performed as outpatient procedures. Faculty see patients at Rutledge Towers and at the MUSC Bone and Joint Center. During the PGY2 year, residents serve four-month rotations in trauma, the V.A. Medical Center, and in elective surgeries.
Residents are on call in-house one day in six.
During the basic science rotation, emphasis is placed on basic anatomy, pathology, physiology, and biomechanics. Anatomic prosections of the musculoskeletal system provide material that is discussed monthly. The basic science resident is responsible for organizing the teaching schedule under faculty supervision and initiating a research project. Residents are on call in-house one day in six. In this training year, residents serve four-month rotations at the Medical University as the chief of trauma, at MUSC on the elective service, and on the hand surgery service.