The PGY 1 year rotations are based upon educational requirements established by The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) for board certification. These requirements include:
A minimum of six months of structured education in surgery to include
- Multisystem Trauma
- Plastic Surgery/Burn Care
- Intensive Care
- Vascular Surgery
A minimum of one month of structured education in at least three of the following:
- Emergency Medicine
- Medical/Cardiac Intensive Care
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Neurological Surgery
- Rheumatology
- Anesthesiology
- Musculoskeletal Imaging
- Rehabilitation
A maximum of three months of orthopaedic surgery.
Postgraduate Years 2 through 5
The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) requires that orthopaedic education must be broadly representative of the entire field of orthopaedic surgery. The minimum distribution of educational experience must include:
- Six months of adult orthopaedics
- Six months of fractures / trauma
- Six months of children's orthopaedics
- Six months of basic and/or clinical specialties
We have developed the following rotation schedule for the PGY II through V years in accordance with ABOS Guidelines:
PGY II:
Combination of 2 months of Emergency Department, and 2 or 3 months of:
- Adult Reconstruction
- Hand/Elbow
- Spine
- Sports Medicine
- Traumatology
PGY III:
- Foot and Ankle Traumatology, 2 months
- Hand/Elbow, 2 months
- Pediatric Orthopaedics, 4 months
- Sports Medicine, 2 months
- Traumatology, 2 months
PGY IV:
- Community-Based Orthopaedics, 3 months
- Hand/Elbow or Sports Medicine, 1 or 2 months each
- Pediatric Orthopaedics, 3 months
- Spine, 3 months
PGY V:
- Adult Reconstruction, 4 months
- Foot and Ankle Traumatology, 1 month
- Hand/Elbow, 2 months
- Sports Medicine, 2 months
- Traumatology, 3 months
