
As such, the formal residency begins as a PGY-2, and the junior residents follow a two-year track. Rotations are organized to assure increasing responsibility and exposure to all aspects of orthopaedics as residents grow in knowledge, skills, and maturity.

The resident must spend 4 years in a program whose curriculum is determined by an orthopaedic residency director. The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery requires all residents to complete 12 months of orthopaedic trauma, 12 months of adult orthopaedics, 6 months of basic science and/or clinical specialties, and 6 months of pediatric orthopaedics.



They are taught basic prosthetics and orthotics as well as basic principles in rehabilitation. For example, during the Rehabilitation/Amputee service rotation at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Downey, residents learn to manage chronic and debilitating conditions of neurological, congenital, metabolic, infectious, and traumatic origins. Orthopaedic interns are considered part of the surgical internship pool which consist of 6 general surgery rotations and 6 orthopaedic rotations.Ī unique aspect of our program is an intern year generally tailored towards developing and advancing skills expected of an orthopaedic surgery resident. The first year of training is organized into thirteen 28-day rotations in various services relevant to the care of patients. The ACGME requires 12 months of general education, which is satisfied in the PGY-1 year.
