Curriculum

Orthopaedic Residency Program

 

ETSU Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Education Curriculum

 

  1. YEAR 1

    PGY-1 Rotations

     

    • General Orthopaedics (6 months)
      • 1 month of general orthopaedics at HVMC in Kingsport, TN.
      • 1 month of sports  at BRMC in Bristol, TN
      • 1 month of foot and ankle at BRMC in Bristol, TN
      • 1 month of orthopaedic trauma at Johnson City Medical Center.
      • 1 month of Hand at Johnson City Medical Center.
      • 1 month of Upper Extremity 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

    • General Orthopaedics  (3 Months)

      3 months of PGY-2 are spent on the General Orthopaedic rotation at the VA 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. 

       

    • Sports/Hand (3 months)

      6 weeks of PGY-2 are spent on the Hand rotation at Johnson City Medical Center

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

  3. YEAR 3

    PGY-3 Rotations


    • Pediatric Orthopaedics (3 months)

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

    • Night Float/General Orthopaedics (3 months)

      6 weeks of PGY-3 are spents on Night Float rotation at Johnson City Medical Center. 

      6 weeks of PGY-3 are spents on General Orthopaedic rotation at the VA Medical Center.  

    • Spine (3 months)

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

       

    • Orthopaedic Trauma/Hand (3 Months) 

      6 weeks of PGY-3 are spents on the Trauma rotation at Johnson City Medical Center. 

      6 weeks of PGY-3 are spents on the Hand rotation at Johnson City Medical Center. 

  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 (3 months)

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

     

  5. YEAR 5

    PGY-5 Rotations

     

    • General Orthopaedics (6 months)

      3 months are spent on the General Orthopaedic rotation at Johnson City Medical Center

      The last 3 months of residency are spent on an elective rotation. 

    • Joints (3 months)

      3 months of PGY-5 are spent on the Joints 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.