Residency Program
Residency Resources
Six Year Program
As a result of its commitment to research and academics, the residency training program offers two residents a "six year program" including a full year of laboratory based orthopaedic research after completion of the PGY-2 year. This timing is purposefully chosen so that the resident has had significant orthopaedic clinical experience prior to the laboratory year.
The selection for this six year program is done through a separate match number in ERAS.
The research year is designed not only as a time to learn lab techniques and conduct significant, high quality orthopaedic research (both basic and clinical), but also to impart the more "soft sciences" such as grant and paper writing skills. In addition, education in how to develop and design a research project, how to pose a good question and hypothesis, how to conduct a multidisciplinary research project, and how to present and publish results most effectively will be provided.
While there are no clinical or on-call responsibilities during this year, the resident will participate in departmental activities and conferences such as Resident Conference, Grand Rounds, and Journal Club. This year provides an excellent foundation upon which an academic career can be built.
While encouraging independent thinking and autonomy during the training process, close supervision and a dedicated faculty mentoring program offers a perfect balance for individualized development. We believe that training in this rich academic and clinical environment results in the formation of outstanding clinicians, active investigators, experienced educators, and life-long learners.