Rotations and Curriculum

• PGY1

  PGY1 orthopaedic residents rotate through a diverse set of assignments that introduce the surgical decision-making process. While developing basic surgical and technical skills is an important component, the focus is on developing excellence in patient care and proficiency in the evaluation and management of adult and pediatric patients with surgical problems. 
  
  PGY1 Rotations
  
  3 Blocks—Adult Orthopaedics (Trauma)
  1 Block—Orthopaedics (Hand)
  1 Block—Orthopaedics (Spine)
  1 Block—Pediatric Orthopaedics
  1 Block—Radiology/Surgical Skills
  2 Blocks—Acute Care Surgery
  2 Blocks—SICU
  1 Block—Plastic Surgery
  1 Block—Emergency Medicine

• PGY2

  The PGY2 presents broad manifestations of musculoskeletal disease states, a variety of etiologies and diverse clinical presentation. The focus in on developing the proper thought processes. Our teaching provides the tools to obtain an excellent history and physical examination, exposure to different surgical methods and techniques and understanding institutional knowledge and timing of conservative management.

  PGY2 Rotations
  
  Float
  Ortho Oncology
  Orthopaedic Trauma
  Adult Reconstruction
  Hand and Upper Extremity
  Sports Medicine

• PGY3

  Orthopaedic residents divide their PGY3 year between Ohio State University Hospital (six months) and Nationwide Children's Hospital (six months)The PGY3 year is devoted to increasing the residents' knowledge base and improving surgical skills and techniques. We provide residents with a large volume of surgical procedures and access to a multitude of faculty members. This combination enables each resident to do cases in a variety of different ways, and provides a graduated responsibility for patient care and a role in the decision-making process. This year also completes the requirement for six months of pediatric orthopaedics.

  PGY3 Rotations

  Foot & Ankle
  Shoulder
  Spine
  Pediatrics

• PGY4

  By the end of the third year, each resident should have very good knowledge of orthopaedics and have been exposed to most orthopaedic disorders and treatment modalities. The last two years of training are devoted to fine tuning these skills, in depth training and more patient responsibility and decision making. The fourth year is composed rotations at the Ohio State University Hospital. As early "seniors," these residents are responsible for cases, as well as teaching junior residents (PGY2 and PGY3) and medical students.

  PGY4 Rotations

  East/Trauma
  Adult Reconstruction
  Orthopaedic Oncology
  Spine
  Sports Medicine
  Elective/Prison

• PGY5

  In the final year of the residency program (PGY5), the resident rotates as at The Ohio State University as a chief resident in adult orthopaedics. These residents oversee all junior residents based at Ohio State. Chiefs are also directly responsible for the prison clinic and supervise day-to-day logistics, such as clinic coverage and in the operating rooms of attendings on staff.

  PGY5 Rotations

  Orthopaedic Trauma
  Hand Surgery
  Adult Reconstruction
  Resident Clinic/Elective
  Shoulder/Prison