Physician Assistant Students

Orthopaedic Surgery Elective Rotations

Orthopaedic Surgery Elective Rotations at the University of Virginia are available to interested students in his or her clinical year. The typical 4 – 5 week rotation is divided into 1 week blocks in subspecialty services (listed below). The rotation will allow students to participate in outpatient clinics, surgeries and Orthopaedic conferences.

We currently have affiliations with the following PA programs:

James Madison University
Virginia Medical School PA Program
Shenandoah University
Wake Forest
University of Pittsburgh
South University (Savannah, GA)

If your program is not listed above, an affiliation agreement between UVA is required prior to the start of a rotation.

Prior to the start of a rotation, students will receive an email from the PA student coordinator, Kelsey Parente (kmg5d@virginia.edu), including assigned schedule and pre-rotation requirements. Please note, we are unable to accept requests for specific subspecialty rotations.

Subspecialty Services

Adult Reconstruction (Joints)
– Nicholas Calabrese, PA-C
– Chad Wilson, PA-C
– Traci Mahoney, PA-C

Foot & Ankle Surgery
– James Shorten, PA-C
– Andrea White, PA- C

Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
– Kelsey Parente, PA-C, ATC
– Amy Radigan, PA-C

Orthopaedic Trauma
– Jacqueline Sedlock , PA-C
– Jodi Wells, PA-C

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
– Jen Hart, MPAS, PA-C
– Claire Denny, PA-C
– Shelly Post, PA-C

Pediatric Orthopaedics
– Emily Feiner, PA-C

Spine Surgery
– Rebecca Lehman, PA-C, MPAS
– Rosemarie Tyger, PA-C, MPAS