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ACE Program Information

Last updated Thursday, May 29, 2008

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About the ACE Program

One year Advanced Clinical Experiences in the areas of shoulder/elbow, traumatology, spine, sports medicine, pediatrics, hand/microvascular, musculoskeletal oncology, hip/knee, and foot/ankle surgery are offered through the affiliated University hospitals, which include the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), Children's Hospital & Medical Center (CHMC), the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), and other affiliated hospitals.

Clinical Description

Program and Hospital(s) Faculty Clinical Description
Foot/Ankle/Amputation (UWMC, HMC, VAMC) Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr., M.D., Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D., Steve Benirschke, M.D., and Douglas G. Smith, M.D.

Traumatic and reconstructive adult foot and ankle problems.

Orthopaedics Tumor (UWMC, CHMC) Ernest U. Conrad III, M.D., Howard Chanksy, M.D., and Jason Scott Weisstein, M.D.

Adult and pediatric musculoskeletal tumors. A service based on modern multidisciplinary protocols for a broad spectrum of pathology.

Pediatric Orthopaedics (CHMC) Vincent S. Mosca, M.D., Kit M. Song, M.D.

Congenital and developmental spine, hip and foot deformities as well as trauma and general pediatric orthopaedics.

Shoulder/Elbow (UWMC) Winston J. Warme, M.D., John A. Sidles, Ph.D and Frederick A. Matsen, III, M.D.

Adult reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and elbow, including joint arthroplasty and arthroscopic surgery.

Spine (UWMC, HMC, CHMC, VAMC) Carlo Bellabarba, MD, Jens R. Chapman, M.D., Sohail K. Mirza, M.D., and Kit M. Song, M.D.

Adult and pediatric spine trauma, neoplastic and degenerative disorders of the spine, and functional evaluation of the back.

Traumatology (HMC) David Barei, MD, M.L. Chip Routt, Jr., M.D., Steven K. Benirschke, M.D., James Krieg, M.D., Sean Nork, M.D., Lisa Taitsman, M.D., M. Bradford Henley, M.D., Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D., Robert Dunbar, M.D., Daphne Beingessner, M.D., David Barei, M.D. and Douglas G. Smith, M.D.

Adult and pediatric trauma, emphasizing treatment of the polytraumatized patient.


How to Apply

Applicants should have a firm commitment to a career in academics. Our programs are in-depth clinical experiences and include basic and clinical research and teaching for medical students and residents. Application inquiries, along with curriculum vitae and names/addresses of four references should be addressed to the coordinator of the appropriate program (the first person named under each program) and sent to the following address:

Department of Orthopaedics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Box 356500
Seattle, WA 98195-6500

The University of Washington is an equal opportunity employer.

Application Downloads



The Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE) programs at Harborview Medical Center are all contracted or making preparations to participate in a match program. Please see the information below providing specifics for each of our three programs.


Foot and Ankle:
We are contracted with the National Resident Match Program (NRMP). You will need to register with NRMP in order to apply to our program. The website is www.nrmp.org. In order to download and complete an application, please access American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) website at www.aofas.org.

Spine:
We are in the process of contracting with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org. In order to download and complete an application, please access the North American Spine Society (NASS) website at www.spine.org.

Trauma:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register with the SF Match in order to apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org. In order to download and complete an application, please access the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) website at www.ota.org.


Thank you for your interest in our programs. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Jordan.


Sarah Jordan
Program Coordinator
Harborview Medical Center
Email: sjordan@u.washington.edu
Phone: +011 (206) 744-3267
Fax: +011 (206) 744-3227

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