Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Medical man and spine Our Orthopaedic Surgery Residency is a five-year program, beginning with the PGY-1 level, with three positions at each level. Our program is fast-paced and provides comprehensive training in adult and pediatric orthopaedic surgery. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery also sponsors a one-year Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship for residents who have completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency.

Rotations at the PGY-1 level include six months of surgery including trauma, three months of orthopaedics, and three months of other rotations consistent with directives of the Residency Review Committee.

The remaining four years provide clinical orthopaedic training in subspecialty areas:

Arthroplasty
Foot and Ankle
Hand Surgery
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Spine Surgery
Sports Medicine
Trauma

Didactic and basic science elements of the program include:

Five hours of conferences per week.
Monthly journal club
Attendance at courses in basic trauma, musculoskeletal pathology, prosthetics and orthotics, basics in arthroscopy and an orthopaedic board review course.
Chief residents attend the AAOS Annual Meeting.
An institutional Core Curriculum that has been developed for education in issues that affect all residents
Orthopaedic residents are an integral part of the Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Centers. The one-year Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship experience emphasizes pelvic and periarticular fractures.

The institution has a Surgical Skills and Simulation Lab where basic surgical skills are taught and practiced during the PGY-1 level. Cadaver anatomy sessions are also held in the lab. The Skills Lab has been expanded to include a Simulation Lab.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has its own library as well as a four-station arthroscopic/ technical skills lab.

A new MTS Mini Bionix biomechanical testing system was installed in our lab in April 2008.

Dr. Joe Rudd, Director of Orthopaedic Research and Dr. Terry Arrington, Chief Resident The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has joined the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Engineering in the operation of a biomedical research lab, including studies utilizing the Instron machine and Fastrak System.

We invite you to consider our residency and contact us regarding our interview schedule. We accept residency applications only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), via the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).