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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

ABOUT RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Resident Program

The residency program in orthopedic surgery is a 5 year program. It consists of four years of training in orthopedic surgery and a rotating internship year is offered for qualified applicants.

Three residents are accepted each year for a program totaling fifteen residents. The integrated program in general orthopedics consists of rotations in Hand, Sports Medicine, Joint Replacement, Trauma, Spine and Children's Orthopedics.

Department research is ongoing and opportunities and facilities for individual research are available and strongly encouraged.

The residency program is fully accredited by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. The FRIEDA Online program information can be found here.