Residents in the Orthopaedic Surgery Program at Atlanta Medical Center are exposed to all phases of adult and pediatric orthopaedics including research, the hand and upper extremity, foot and ankle, sports medicine, total joint replacement, trauma, spine, orthopaedic anatomy and pathology, and relevant basic sciences.

The orthopaedic residency program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and directed by Daniel R. Schlatterer, D. O., our Interim Program Director specializing in orthopaedic trauma. The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Research Director is Timothy Ganey, Ph. D. The program is in the process of creating a learning center as a complement to our research facilities here at the Atlanta Medical Center. Research facilities at Emory University are utilized by the program as well. Residents are expected to complete a research project each year, which is presented at the annual King Day lectures. Several recent resident projects have won state, regional and national awards.  

About the Program

Residents are responsible for pre- and post-operative care and rehabilitation. Residents manage patients through the Sheffield Clinic. As they gain experience, they progressively share in operative procedures.

Rotations are designed so that graduates will be exceptionally qualified to enter private practice. First year residents’ education includes a three-month rotation in General Surgery (which includes a Pediatric Surgery rotation at Children’s Healthcare at Scottish Rite Hospital), a two-month rotation in ICU/Trauma, one month of research, and a four-month orthopaedic rotation.

Second-year residents attend emergency room call as a component of a fracture rotation, and staff a weekly out-patient clinic at the Sheffield Clinic. They also participate extensively in elective orthopaedic procedures, including pre-operative and post-operative patient evaluations in faculty offices.

Third-year residents are offered a four-month rotation in sports medicine and a two-month rotation in hand surgery, as well as a six-month rotation through Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta. At Children’s Healthcare, residents are exposed to a diverse set of separate clinics that include: scoliosis, clubfeet, hip myelodysplasia, neuro-muscular growth, metabolic disorder, juvenile amputee, hand, rheumatoid, leg-length discrepancy, tumor, and general orthopaedics. Concurrent with the Shepherd Spinal Center rotation, residents participate in foot-and-ankle office evaluations and surgery.

Fourth-year residents are on a four-month oncology rotation at Emory Crawford Long Hospital, a four-month trauma rotation at Grady Hospital and a research rotation directed by Drs. Ganey, and Hutton. During this research time block, residents are expected to undertake a major project, preferably involving bench research rather than outcome studies.

The fifth year includes four months as senior administrative resident at Atlanta Medical Center, four months as the operating resident at Atlanta Medical Center, two-month rotations in hand and sports medicine, and two month rotation in adult reconstruction.

There are daily conferences on fractures for residents in the Orthopaedic Residency Program. Two hours per week are spent in conferences on basic sciences. Conferences on pathology, anatomy, x-ray and take place once a week, and a Morbidity and Mortality (M & M) conference is held monthly in conjunction with General Surgery. There are tri-monthly Hand and Sports Medicine Journal Conferences.

There are also monthly Journal Conferences at Atlanta Medical Center and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. A weekly conference regarding basic science subjects known as the Tuesday School is held conjointly with the Emory University Orthopaedic Residency Program.

Residents are encouraged to attend various professional meetings. All second year residents attend a course on basic fracture fixation. Third and fourth year residents attend courses in total joint replacement and/or infections. Fifth year residents attend a review course. Residents are encouraged to submit research studies for presentation at state, regional and national meetings, and for publication

Applications

The application deadline for the Orthopaedic Residency Program is November 15th of each year. No additional information is required to apply to the program. The Orthopaedic Selection Committee schedules our interview dates in January.

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