Throughout your five years, you will be exposed to the entire spectrum of general and orthopaedic sub-specialty rotations. Rotations are structured as both service based and preceptorship based, exposing you to both high volume surgical services as well as focused and progressive instruction from a single preceptor. PGY1 Orthopaedic Surgery rotations are 6 weeks and General Surgery rotations are 4 weeks in length for a total of 10 rotations. PGY2-PGY5 resident rotations are 6 weeks in length for a total of 8 rotations a year.
Year 1 Rotations
Orthopaedic Service (6 weeks each):
- Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH) - General Orthopaedics
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) - Adult Reconstruction
- Trauma Intern - Trauma
- Joints - Night Float
General Surgery Service (4 weeks each):
- Trauma
- Plastic Surgery
- Surgical Intensive Care (SICU)
- Internal Medicine/Hospitalist
- Emergency Medicine
- Surgical Skills Training (Orthopaedics)
Year 2 Rotations
- Trauma (2 rotations)
- VA Medical Center (2 rotations)
- CHOP/Pediatrics (2 rotations)
- PAH General Ortho
- Tumor
Year 3 Rotations
- Joints (2 rotations)
- Trauma
- Hand/Plastics
- Shoulder & Elbow
- Foot & Ankle
- Sports Medicine
- Spine
Year 4 Rotations
- CHOP/Pediatrics (2 rotations)
- Hand (2 rotations)
- Trauma
- Joints
- Spine
- Tumor
Year 5 Rotations
- VA Medical Center (2 rotations)
- Sports Medicine
- PAH General Ortho
- Bayhealth or Float/Joints
- Shoulder & Elbow
- Joints
- Trauma
Didactics
Weekly grand rounds form the foundation of our robust didactic system. A structured, rotating 2-year curriculum ensures that each resident will be exposed to each topic at least twice during his/her residency. Additionally, grand rounds regularly feature an outstanding group of visiting national and international professors who typically supplement a lecture series with an expert led hands on prosection in the human tissue lab. Grand rounds represent protected didactic time for residents who are excused from clinical duties during this time.
In addition to grand rounds, there is a series of weekly service-based conferences that enhance the teaching that occurs on each service. Conferences are a combination of resident, fellow, and attending led. Services also host regular cadaver sessions in the human tissue lab, arthroscopic wet and dry labs, saw bone sessions, monthly journal clubs, and travel to organized courses.