Resident Curriculum

The resident curriculum has been developed to provide a well balanced education. As an intern you will rotate on orthopaedics for half the time and on off service rotations for half the time, per ACGME guidelines. Once you reach PGY2, you will remain on dedicated orthopaedic rotations for the remainder of your residency. You will have the opportunity to rotate on every service during PGY2-3 years, prior to fellowship applications. PGY4-5 rotations offer increasing autonomy as your knowledge and skills improve.

The formal  educational program  includes structured orthopaedic teaching conferences in fracture management, subspecialty core conferences, grand rounds, indications conference, morbidity and mortality quality assurance conferences, small group service-specific conferences, and basic science and anatomy conferences, all of which provide a comprehensive curriculum of  fundamental orthopaedics. Involvement with research is required and encouraged for all orthopaedic residents.  Residents are given dedicated time for research in both the five-and  six-year programs, through which they gain invaluable  experience in all facets of research; from proposal preparation and experimental design to podium presentations and manuscript submission. Residents are required to produce one peer-reviewed publication prior to graduation.

• Monday – Fracture Conference (6:15 – 7:15AM – University Hospital, Moss Auditorium)
• Tuesday – Indications / Core Curriculum (6:15 – 7:15AM – University Hospital, OR Classroom)
• Wednesday – Grand Rounds, QA Conference, Pathology (7 – 9AM – UVA Ortho Conference Room, Fontaine)
• Thursday – Service Specific (6:30 – 7:15AM – location variable)
• Friday – Anatomy, Basic Science (6:30 – 7:15AM – University Hospital)

• Monthly (usually Thursday night at 6:30 PM)
• Hosted by an attending
• 5 – 8 articles chosen by chief resident and the hosting attending

• Book Allowance:  AAOS Comprehensive Review
• Subsidized Loupes
• Yearly travel allowance for conferences
• Additional allowance for state or national presentations at AAOS/ORS,EOA, NAS or NMA.
• Coverage of local athletic teams

• Publications
• Clinical and Basic Science Manuscripts
• Book chapters
• National Presentations