• Educational Experience
• Facilities and Support Staff
• Orthopaedic Conferences
• Conference Schedule

Educational Experience

• Early operative experience
• Exceptional academic curriculum and conference schedule (see Table 1)
• All rotations take place in Columbus; residents are never required to leave their families and homes for rotations out of the city
• Dedicated time for the study of Orthopaedic Basic Science and Anatomy
• Optional research elective
• Optional three month elective at Mount Carmel East Hospital in orthopaedic subspecialty of choice as Chief Resident
• Well-rounded exposure to orthopaedic subspecialty areas, including staff members with fellowship training in the following areas:
• Adult Reconstruction
• Foot and Ankle
• Hand and Upper Extremity
• Orthopaedic Traumatology
• Pediatric Orthopaedics
• Spine
• Sports Medicine
• Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Facilities and Support Staff

• New state-of-the-art on-campus ambulatory surgery center
• New multimillion dollar health science library with three full-time librarians
• Newly remodeled office space to accommodate all orthopaedic residents
• Dedicated orthopaedic inpatient unit, with subspecialty orthopaedic nurses and cast technician
• Supportive Medical Education Department
• Formal instruction in statistical design and analysis, and access to biostatistician for assistance with manuscript preparation
• Private resident fitness area, with commercial-grade fitness equipment
• Remodeled resident physician lounge area

Orthopaedic Conferences

• The resident will select one national conference per year to attend
• In additional to the above, the PGY-3 residents attend a Musculoskeletal Oncology Conference, and PGY-5 residents attend a Board Review Course
• Research presentations at local, regional, or national orthopaedic meetings will also be financially supported by the Department of Medical Education

2008 Conference Schedule