The PG-1 year:                                                   

Twelve months is spent as a preliminary surgical resident at Saint Vincents Hospital and Medical Center in Manhattan. This program meets the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s twelve “months of structured education”

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The PGY 2-5 years:

The Queens Region (Caritas):                                                

Thirty-five of the remaining forty-eight months of orthopaedic residency are spent on site at the Queens campus. The Orthopaedic Department is a freestanding department with a single schedule of conferences, Grand Rounds, faculty, Policies and Procedures, Credentialling, and Philosophy.          

During these thirty-five months the Resident rotates through two general orthopaedic rotations at MIH and SJQH. Each rotation has a senior faculty member Service Director, who is responsible for the Resident education during the rotation. There is a structured Resident organization which provides for peer and near-peer teaching and supervision by the Residents and allows for progression of Resident responsibility. The assignment of surgery and other duties is done in an organized fashion, based upon the difficulty of the activity and predicated on the Resident’s experience, knowledge, training level, and ability to function in a supervised self-directed manner.

Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in Manhattan:        

Four months in the PG-3 year and four months in the PG-5 year are spent at this institution on the four orthopaedic subspecialties of Hand Surgery; Adult Reconstruction; Foot/Ankle; and Sports Medicine. These rotations will provide a concentrated in-depth learning experience as a junior and a senior resident.

Hospital for Joint Diseases in Manhattan:                                   

Five months of the PG-4 year are spent at The Orthopaedic Institute, located in Manhattan. This is a consecutive 5 month period, consisting of a three-month rotation on pediatric orthopedics and a two-month rotation on the spine service. During this rotation, the Caritas resident attends all the teaching sessions, takes call, and is fully integrated into the Orthopaedic Institute training program and fully participates in patient care at that institution.

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