Curriculum
Rotations
The University of Kansas - Wichita Orthopaedic Residency Program is a five-year program with the first year as an intern year and four years of formalized orthopaedic training. The program is diverse and requires significant sophistication and maturity on the part of the resident to receive maximum benefit from the program. Although the primary teaching on each service is provided by a core faculty member, exposure to many different attendings and, thus a variety of ways to solve different orthopaedic problems are the major strengths of the program. Individual resident progress is influenced greatly by his/her interest, understanding and 
manual capabilities. Upon completion of the program, individuals will be eligible to take Part I of the certifying exam of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Resident rotations are two-month rotations with the exception of the VA rotation, which is three-months, the Shrine, which is six-months and the fifth-year Chief Resident's service is two three-month rotations. Two one-month electives are possible during the fifth year.
An example of a typical five-year resident rotation through our program is shown in the table below.
Via Christi Regional Medical Center/St. Francis Campus, the largest hospital in Kansas, is the setting for a significant part of the residents' training.
There is a well-stocked medical library at St. Francis as well as Wesley Medical Center with additional library facilities, including interlibrary privileges at the medical school, convenient to both hospitals. In addition, the H. O. Marsh Orthopaedic Resource Center stocks a large selection of current journals, textbooks and CD’s. Computer facilities are available in the residents study areas at both St. Francis and Wesley.
The Motor Skills Labs and the Orthopaedic Research Lab are available for use in addition to formal sessions set up for small group tutorials in basic orthopaedic procedures and techniques. Residents are required to complete both a case report and a full research project and are encouraged to present their work at a national conference and to publish their findings in a peer reviewed journal. The department sponsors the resident to attend all national and regional meetings at which they present a paper, subject to approval of the research committee. The department also sponsors a resident's attendance at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in the fourth year if they have successfully submitted their case report by the end of their third-year of training. Residents are expected to attend a Basic AO Resident’s Course in their 2nd year of training and an orthotic/prosthetic course is required in the 3rd year of training. During the 4th year the residents will attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery if they have completed the requirement of submitting a case report by the end of their 3rd year. In the final year of training the program sends the seniors to the Maine Review Course in preparation for the ABOS Part I examination.
ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENT ROTATION SCHEDULE
JULY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30 |
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PGY-1 |
Plastic Surgery (WMC) |
1 month |
PGY-2 |
Sports (VC) |
2 months |
PGY-3 |
Shoulder (VC) |
2 months |
PGY-4 |
Adult (VA) |
3 months |
PGY-5 |
Chief (WMC) |
3 months |
Call Schedule
- First Year: 8 calls per month
- Second Year: 8 calls per month
- Third Year: 7 calls per month – ½ Covered
- Fourth Year: 5 calls per month - Covered
- Fifth Year: No calls except when covering as Chief - Home calls only
Two Weekends per month off call
Covered - intern on call with you
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| Wesley Medical Center | Via Christi Regional Medical Center/ St. Francis | Veterans Administration Hospital |
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| Wichita Clinic Surgery Center | Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center | Kansas Orthopaedic Center |
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| Cypress Surgery Center | St. Louis Shriner's Hospital | |
