The resident's graduate committee becomes responsible for monitoring the resident's graduate studies and progress for the remaining two years based on VII.A.4.b. above . Additionally, the resident should plan to complete as many College and Departmental Graduate requirements as possible during the second year and Fall Semester of the third year to permit adequate time for graduate thesis writing and subsequent manuscript preparation. The resident should function as chief resident and attending clinician for 12 weeks, equally divided between Orthopedic and Soft Tissue surgery. A faculty surgeon will be assigned to consult with the resident on a daily basis and oversee the resident's activities to insure that proper service activities and student teaching are rendered. Nine weeks are available for completion of graduate degree research, thesis writing, and manuscript preparation.
Unscheduled activity is arranged as for the first year.
The laboratory schedule and didactic lectures will be prepared as for VII.B.2.b. Nine weeks are allocated for completion of the resident's research and thesis writing. The resident is expected to submit the finished manuscript abstract to the Annual ACVS Resident's Research Competition. The resident may be funded to attend the Annual Meeting of the ACVS if Departmental funds are available. Resident presentation at the Annual Meeting of the ACVS will positively influence the funding priority.