Clinical Rotations

Year 1: Preparation for specialty education in orthopaedic surgery

• Orthopaedic surgery (3 months)
• Trauma and General surgery (4 months)
• Neurosurgery (1 month)
• Vascular surgery (1 month)
• Anesthesia/Plastic surgery (1 month)
• Surgical ICU (1 month)
• Musculoskeletal Radiology/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (1 month)

Year 2: Orthopaedic principles and reinforcement of surgical skills

• Pediatric Orthopaedics (3 months) - RWJUH
• Trauma/Upper Extremity (3 months) - JSMC
• Hand (3 months) - SPUH
• Arthroplasty/Spine (6 weeks) - SPUH
• Sports/Foot & Ankle(6 weeks) - SPUH

Year 3: Improvement of surgical skills

• Orthopaedic Trauma (3 months) - JSMC
• Sports/Spine (3 months) - RWJUH
• Arthroplasty (3 months) - RWJUH
• Upper Extremity (6 weeks) - SPUH
• Sports/Foot & Ankle (6 weeks) - SPUH

Year 4: Advanced surgical skills and involvement with local/university sports teams

• Musculoskeletal Oncology (2 months) - Sloan
• Pediatric Orthopaedics (2 months) - RWJUH
• Orthopaedic Trauma (2 months) - RWJUH
• Upper Extremity (2 months) - SPUH
• Spine (4 months) - RWJUH

Year 5: Preparation for independent practice and/or fellowship

• Arthroplasty (4 months) - RWJUH
• Sports (4 months) - SPUH
• Trauma (4 months) - RWJUH