Rotations In Orthopaedic Surgery
This is a vigorous and challenging program. The residents
are expected to take charge of patient problems and are given
considerable responsibility with constant involvement and
supervision by full-time and part-time faculty. All residents
come in contact with private patients throughout the program
and are expected to be the primary surgeon in most of the
operative cases. In general, the residents will find the faculty
attending each of the clinics and operative procedures. The
call schedule is demanding, especially in the UCIMC and Children’s
Hospital of Orange County rotations.
The PGY-I year is an internship that provides a comprehensive
background in areas considered basic to orthopaedic practice.
Fourteen rotations include 5 months in general surgery, which
will include one rotation each of trauma, plastics, surgical
intensive care unit, vascular, and general surgery. The PGY-I
resident will also be doing three rotations of internal medicine
that will include one rotation each of medical intensive care
unit, emergency medicine, and neurosurgery. The final three
rotations will be orthopaedic surgery. Below is a template
of an intern yearly rotation schedule that has been approved
by the RRC.
The General Surgery internship year at UC Irvine can be rewarding
and challenging at times. In general, your rotations will
consist of 2 months of ortho at the VA in long beach, 1 month
of ortho at UC Irvine Med Center, 1 month in the ER, 1 to 2 months
in the ICU, 1 month of neurosurgery, 1 month of vascular surgery,
2 months of General Surgery Trauma, and a smattering of UC Irvine
or VA general surgery rotations or sub-specialties likes Plastics,
ENT, etc.
During your intern year, you become proficient in learning
how to care for trauma patients and surgical patients in a
systematic way. About six months into the year, you become
very comfortable taking care of trauma and surgical patients
and learning how to manage a service. As the intern, you have
quite a bit responsibility within the team and this will prepare
you well for orthopaedics. You also learn to navigate through
the different computer systems, working with case managers
for disposition and how to work within the walls of the hospital.
Be prepared to work around 80 hours per week on some rotations
(less on others) and UCI follows the work hour rules of leaving
post call at noon the following day. Also be ready to start
learning orthopaedics early, especially during the 3 months
of your orthopaedic rotations which usually are the best of
the year. As an intern in orthopaedics, if you are able to
manage the floor work, you are welcome to scrub on any cases
(and be ready to operate when you are in the OR!!!).
| 6/23
- 7/18 |
7/19
- 8/13 |
8/14
- 9/8 |
9/9
- 10/4 |
10/5
- 10/30 |
10/31-
1/25 |
11/26
- 12/21 |
| Trauma/UCIMC |
Thoracic
Surgery/UCIMC |
ER/UCIMC |
Ortho/UCIMC |
MICU/LBVA |
GI/Vasc
UCIMC |
Plastic
Surg/UCIMC |
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| 12/22
- 1/16 |
1/17
- 2/11 |
2/12
- 3/9 |
3/10
- 4/4 |
4/5-
4/30 |
5/1
- 5/26 |
5/27-
6/22 |
| Neuro-Surg/UCIMC |
Ortho/LBVA |
VAC/Ortho
UCIMC |
Surg Onc/UCIMC |
Vasc Surg/LBVA |
Ortho/VAC
UCIMC |
SICU/LBVA |
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Link to PGY-IV and PGY- V
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