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Rotations/Curriculum

The Department of Orthopaedics at UMMC prides itself on how well-trained our residents are after five years of graduated responsibility. Below are the rotations our orthopaedic residents complete, divided by training year.

Post-Graduate Year - 1
  • Basic Surgical Skills Lab (1 Month)
  • Orthopedics (6 Months)
  • General Surgery Trauma (1 Month)
  • Surgical ICU (1 Month)
  • Plastic Surgery (1 Month)
  • Anesthesiology (1 Month)
  • Musculoskeletal Radiology (1 Month)
Post-Graduate Year - 2
  • Trauma (10 Weeks)
  • Total Joint Replacement (10 Weeks)
  • Trauma Float (10 Weeks)
  • Upper Extremity / Hand (10 Weeks)
  • Peds (10 Weeks)
Post-Graduate Year - 3
  • Spine (10 Weeks)
  • Foot & Ankle / Sports (10 Weeks)
  • Trauma (10 Weeks)
  • Ortho Defined (10 Weeks)
  • Oncology (10 Weeks)
Post-Graduate Year - 4
  • Private Practice Sports (3 Months)
  • Trauma Chief (3 Months)
  • Spine (3 Months)
  • Elective / Research (3 Months)
Post-Graduate Year - 5
  • Sports / Foot & Ankle – Admin Chief (3 Months)
  • Pediatrics Chief (3 Months)
  • Upper Extremity / Hand Chief (3 Months)
  • Total Joint Reconstruction Chief (3 Months)

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