Orthopaedic Trauma Clinical Rotation

The orthopaedic trauma service is run at both the Level-1 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital trauma hospital and the Level 2 trauma center Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Both hospitals function to serve the majority of blunt, penetrative an high speed trauma in central and eastern New Jersey. All residents and attendings participate in the management of urgent and emergent traumatic cases at each hospital on a daily basis. In addition, with fellowship trained traumatologists residents are frequently exposed to large acetabular and pelvic fracture surgeries as early as the PGY-2 year.

The main trauma service at RWJ consists of a senior resident, a PGY-4, and an intern. At JSUH, the trauma service is run by a PGY-3 who gets a full experience of running a busy trauma service early in their residency. Rotating on the trauma/general orthopaedic service gives the resident experience in long bone stabilization, pelvic trauma, and care of the multiply injured patient.

In addition, a resident-run & attending-supervised trauma clinic is held every Thursday afternoon.