Curriculum

ETSU Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Education Curriculum

1. YEAR 1

   PGY-1 Rotations

    

   • General Orthopaedics (6 months)

     • 2 months of general orthopaedics
       • 1 month of general orthopaedics is at HVMC in Kingsport, TN.
       • 1 month of sports done longitudinally at HVMC in Kingsport, TN.
     • 1 month foot and ankle at BRMC in Bristol, TN
     • 3 months orthopaedic trauma at Johnson City Medical Center.
       
       
       
   • Trauma Surgery/SICU (2 months)

     2 consecutive months of the intern year are spent with the Trauma team at Johnson City Medical Center.  This rotation is completed during the first half of the academic year.

      

   • Neurosurgery (1 month)

     1 month of the intern year is spent on the Neuro Surgery rotation at Johnson City Medical Center and is completed during the first half of the academic year.

   • Emergency Medicine (1 month)

     1 month of the intern year is spent on the Emergency Medicine rotation at Johnson City Medical Center and is completed during the first half of the academic year. 

   • Plastics (1 month)

     1 month of the intern year is spent on the Plastics rotation at Johnson City Medical Center and is completed during the first half of the academic year.

   • Surgical Skills

     In 2012, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) developed a curriculum of simulation
     exercises specifically designed for orthopaedic PGY-1 residents.

     
     The original curriculum consists of 17 modules, and the ETSU program has developed several additional modules specific to our program.

     The goal of the ABOS surgical skills modules is to provide training in skills used in the initial management of injured patients and basic operative skills to prepare residents to participate in surgical procedures.

     PGY-1 residents complete these modules over the course of their first year of training.

2. YEAR 2

   PGY-2 Rotations

   • Hand (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-2 are spent on the Hand rotation at Johnson City Medical Center.

      

   • Night Float (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-2 are spent on Nights at Johnson City Medical Center. 

      

   • Orthopaedic Trauma (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-2 are spent on the Orthopaedic Trauma rotation at Johnson City Medical Center. 

      

   • Total Joints / Foot & Ankle (3 months)

     6 weeks of PGY-2 are spent on the Total Joints rotation at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN

     6 weeks of PGY-2 are spent on the Foot & Ankle rotation at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, TN. 

      

3. YEAR 3

   PGY-3 Rotations

   
   

   • Pediatric Orthopaedics (6 months)

     6 months of PGY-3 are spent on the Pediatric Orthopaedics rotation at Niswonger Children's Hospital in Johnson City, TN.   

   • Night Float (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-3 are spent on Nights at Johnson City Medical Center.

      

   • Spine (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-3 are spent on the Spine rotation at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. 

      

4. YEAR 4

   PGY-4 Rotations

    

   • Upper Extremity (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-4 are spent on the Upper Extremity rotation at Johnson City Medical Center. 

   • General Orthopaedics (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-4 are spent on the General Orthopaedics rotation at Johnson City Medical Center.

   • Orthopaedic Trauma (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-4 are spent on the Orthopaedic Trauma rotation at Johnson City Medical Center.

   • Sports Medicine / Foot & Ankle (3 months)

     6 weeks of PGY-4 are spent on the Sports Medicine rotation at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. 

     6 weeks of PGY-4 are spent on the Foot & Ankle rotation at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, TN.

    

5. YEAR 5

   PGY-5 Rotations

    

   • General Orthopaedics (3 months)

     The last 6 months of residency is spent on the General Orthopaedics rotation. 

     3 months are spent at Johnson City Medical Center.

   • General Orthopaedics (3 months)

     Two 6 week blocks are a dedicated "Elective" rotation, and this time is spent at Johnson City Medical Center.
     
     
     

   • Orthopaedic Trauma (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-5 are spent on the Orthopaedic Trauma rotation at Johnson City Medical Center.

   • Sports Medicine (3 months)

     3 months of PGY-5 are spent on the Sports Medicine rotation at Holston Valley Medical Center.