Residency Information
Last updated Tuesday, December 04, 2007
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Veterans' Administration Medical CenterAbout the rotation The VA is a general orthopedic rotation.
- General orthopedics is directed by Dr. Chansky with the assistance of Dr. Greenlee. Doctors Fred Huang and Craig Arntz also attend on a monthly basis.
- The hand service at the VA is directed by Dr. Sack and has the same
goals for resident education as the rest of the university hand
rotations.
- The PACT service is directed by Dr. Sangeorzan
and is focused on the care of veterans with vascular disease and
diabetes as well as foot and ankle pathology. Dr. Sangeorzan also
directs the foot and ankle service.
- The spine service is directed by Dr. Mirza and this service has the same goals as the other university spine services.
Goals & objectives The three rotations emphasize graduated responsibility.
The R-2 continues to manage the orthopedic inpatients and shares
responsibility for covering the emergency room. In addition the R-2
covers the PACT clinic and is the primary resident covering all
amputations. The R-2 typically first or second-assists on other cases.
The R-4 functions as the primary resident surgeon on most of the
basic and intermediate level orthopedic cases. He or she is
responsible for "templating" most of the primary total joint cases and
for ensuring the presence of the necessary equipment and components.
The R-5 is the resident primarily responsible for the orthopedic
service, including the inpatient service and the surgical schedule. The
R-5 reviews the cases of all patients scheduled for surgery by the R-4
resident and supervises the R-2 and R-4 residents in clinic. The R-5 is
the primary resident surgeon on the most complicated cases. In addition
the R-5 supervises the R-2 on the more basic surgical cases. It is
expected that the R-5 will discuss all surgical cases with the
appropriate attending.
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