Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. E. J. Harvey
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship
Trauma Service
The fellow:
- Will assist senior residents and junior with trauma care on the team. Will act as chief resident when he is not present.
- Communicate with trauma outcome database coordinator Fiona Houghton, regarding injury and treatment classification on service patients, as well as studies underway.
- Will be first staff call when trauma staff is on call and communicate with staff pertinent cases.
- Attend all assigned clinics on time and arrange coverage for OR cases when necessary.
- Supervise elective admission urgent care for all trauma staff.
- Document involvement in case with diagnosis and treatment plan.
- Responsible for dictation of operative reports before leaving operating room.
- Be present at all teaching conferences
- Organize and present teaching and working conferences.
- Supervise more junior residents education process.
- Manage the trauma list.
| Fellow | Senior Resident | Junior Resident | |
| Leg | Crush salvage Complex intraarticular fractures | Simple intraarticular fractures Complex nails | Hip fractures Simple nails |
| Pelvis | Acetabular fractures SI screws | Ex-fix placement Opening limited exposures | N/A |
| Shoulder | Glenoid fractures | Proximal humerus fractures | Closed reductions |
| Arm | Complex intraarticular fractures | Long bone fractures | Distal radius percutaneous pinning |
| Hand | Phalanx ORIF | Metacarpal ORIF | Closed reductions |