Orthopedic Residency

Curriculum

Year One

  • Orthopedic Surgery – 6 four-week blocks
  • Emergency Medicine – 1 four-week block
  • Musculoskeletal Imaging – 1 four-week block
  • Surgical Intensive Care Unit – 2 four-week block on days 
  • Vascular Surgery - 1 four-week block
  • Spine  – 1 six-week block
  • Anesthesiology – 2 weeks
  • Rheumatology – 2 weeks

Year Two

  • Eight months of rotations with assigned Orthopedic Attendings at Genesys
  • Three months of Ortho Nights
  • One month Research/Scholarly Activity

Year Three

  • Seven months of rotations with assigned Orthopedic Attendings at Genesys
  • Four months Pediatric Exposure at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, LA
  • One month Ortho Nights

Year Four

  • Two months elective
  • Ten months of rotations with assigned Orthopedic Attendings at Genesys

Year Five

  • Two months Spine Surgery at Genesys
  • Ten months of rotations with assigned Orthopedic Attendings at Genesys

(The last 6 months of year five is spent at Genesys per program guidelines.)