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. Senior students will be matched into the overall five-year program. Medical School: Louisiana State University - New Orleans Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Upper Extremity Personal interests: Spending time with my family and black lab, hunting, offshore fishing, hiking, playing tennis, and anything outdoors. .
. . I am thrilled to be a part of it and am excited for what the future holds.” Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY . We host a monthly, day-long, grand rounds with associated cadaver lab surgical training. . . The primary objective of the SUNY Upstate Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program is to provide a well-balanced educational experience for residents that will allow them to develop into knowledgeable, competent, compassionate and ethical orthopedic surgeons. . . . . This allows residents the opportunity to learn in a variety of settings and experience all subspecialties of orthopedic surgery throughout their training. . Health and hospital insurance is provided through the Upstate Medical University by compensatoryThere are ample affordable housing opportunities for residents around Syracuse. . Rotations during the subsequent four years are devoted to orthopedic surgery and are organized to provide graduated responsibility to the trainee.The majority of the orthopaedic rotations are devoted to subspecialty services in all areas with a community based general orthopaedic rotation present in the third year. The residents are well trained clinically and have the best ultrasound skills that I have seen. Early autonomy with appropriate guidance per resident level and skills.Our program is ACGME accredited and is highly competitive: we accept four residents each year through the NRMP and ERAS programs.A key advantage of our program is the training provided at several locations through the state. . Junior residents take call in-house at the University Hospital except during the pediatric rotations where call is from home. Each resident must complete and present two projects of publishable quality, one of which must be in pediatric orthopaedics. . Welcome to the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University, located in The primary objective of the SUNY Upstate Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program is to provide a well-balanced educational experience for residents that will allow them to develop into knowledgeable, competent, compassionate and ethical orthopedic surgeons.We accept five residents each year into a comprehensive five-year program. Funding for presentation of original research at major North American orthopaedic meetings is also available. Welcome to the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University, located in Syracuse, NY.. . . The subspecialty rotations include:All rotations include general trauma call at SUNY Upstate University Hospital Downtown Campus.Appointments are renewable annually at the discretion of the resident and the Department Chairman. Our residents are always happy to offer advice and help to incoming residents in regards to housing.More formally, a list of available rooms and apartments is maintained by the director of residence halls and the Interns-Residents Spouses' Club helps new house officers in obtaining appropriate living facilities. Fellowship, Taos Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship, Taos, New Mexico Have Questions or Need Help? Meet Our Residents. . More than 75% pursue further training in various fellowships. Evaluations are completed at the conclusion of each rotation.Residents participate in the annual Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) administered by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and an annual oral exam is administered by the department to further evaluate development of skills essential to the practice of orthopedic surgery.Residents are provided with four weeks of vacation during the PGY-1 through PGY-5 years.Funding is provided for a resident trauma course to be taken during the junior resident years as well as attendance of the annual meeting of the AAOS during the PGY-5 year. Welcome to the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University, located in Syracuse, NY.. . As the only academic hospital-based facility in Central New York, we serve the entire five-county region, and see the full spectrum of The first year is comprised of a number of off-service rotations and six months of orthopaedic surgery. It is a fabulous place to live and train.Department faculty ensures residents have hands-on experiences across a broad spectrum of specialty and sub-specialty services, providing unique opportunities to engage in high-level healthcare that fosters competence and compassion. William Probasco.