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Getting into Orthopaedics SPS Jan 23, 2009

Getting into Orthopaedics SPS Jan 23, 2009. George Ozoude Resident Physician UIC Dept of Orthopaedics. Ortho!!. About Ortho M1 and M2 years M3 year M4 year. What is it?. Clinical and surgical management of musculoskeletal pathology Prevention Meds (pain, abx) Splinting/Casting

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Getting into Orthopaedics SPS Jan 23, 2009

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  1. Getting into OrthopaedicsSPS Jan 23, 2009 George Ozoude Resident Physician UIC Dept of Orthopaedics

  2. Ortho!! • About Ortho • M1 and M2 years • M3 year • M4 year

  3. What is it? • Clinical and surgical management of musculoskeletal pathology • Prevention • Meds (pain, abx) • Splinting/Casting • Therapy • Surgical intervention

  4. Why ortho? • Outcomes • Healthy patients • Cool tools • Happy colleagues

  5. The road… • 4 yrs med school • + 5-6 yrs residency training • + 1-2 yrs fellowship training (optional) • = Dayum! is it worth it?

  6. General Orthopedics • General fracture management • Primary arthroplasty • Diagnostic knee arthroscopy

  7. Subspecialties • Pediatric • Hand • Shoulder and Elbow • Adult Reconstruction (aka joints) • Sports (my fav :) • Tumor • Trauma (aka suicide) • Foot and Ankle • Spine (aka the black sheep)

  8. Peds • Club foot • DDH • SCFE • Intoeing

  9. Hand • Carpal tunnel • Trigger finger • Soft tissue contractures

  10. Sports • ACL • Torn Meniscus • Tendonosis • Bursitis

  11. Joints • Hip arthritis • Knee arthritis • Arthoplasty Revisions

  12. Tumor • Osteosarcoma • Chondrosarcoma • Ewing Sarcoma • McBLT with K and P

  13. Trauma • Distal radius • Pilon (pronounced PEE-lon) • Femoral neck • Pelvic/Acetabular

  14. Shoulder and Elbow • RTC • Glenoid labral tears • Shoulder arthoplasty • Biceps tendon ruptures (see Mo for details)

  15. Foot and Ankle • F and A trauma • F and A fusions

  16. Spine • Lumbar and Cervical degeneration • Spine trauma • Scoliosis • HNP

  17. Show me the money • Resident/Fellow 40-70K • 2008 AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey • Starting avg 312K • Overall avg 450K • Private practice >> academia • Malpractice

  18. Work • What you make it… • 2 or more clinics/hospitals • OR 2 times a week, clinic 2 times a week • Only 5 true surgical emergencies • Septic joint • Any open fracture • Compartment syndrome • Cauda equina syndrome • Unstable femoral neck fx

  19. Work • Them…avg 61 hours a week • Me…85 hrs or more • 

  20. Life • What you make it… • Family • Relationships • Friends

  21. Getting in • Hard worker • Teachable • Easy to get along

  22. Getting in • 2005 NRMP Match Outcomes • # of Positions in Main Match 610 • Number of Applicants 704 155 • Applicants per position 1.15 0.25 • Mean USMLE Step 1 Score 230 214 • Mean Contiguous Ranks 10.9 4.3 • Percent AOA 32 7 • Percent with publications 62 71 • Percent with research projects 93 87

  23. Getting in (yes we can!) • Minorities • 2005 AAOS Census • Ethnicity • AA – 1.5% • Hisp/Lat – 1.6% • Asian – 4.2% • Other – 2.2% • Gender • Females - 3.0%

  24. MS1/MS2 • Study, Study, Study…and fun too • M1 and M2 grades…no • STEP I…yes

  25. MS1/MS2 • Summertime: REsearch vs RElax • Something in between: • Shadow • Rotate • Work

  26. MS3 • Clerkship grades…yes • Surgery rotation • STEP 2 if needed

  27. MS4 • Ortho rotations • Location • 2-3 aways • Punctual • Helpful • Happy • Bosses

  28. MS4 • Application • Apply wide ($$$) • LORs • Deans letter

  29. MS4 • Interviews • Interview wide (more $$$) • Resident socials • Weird tasks

  30. MS4 • Rank list • Order? • Match :))) • Party like no tomorrow…

  31. Scramble  • Back-ups • Prelim • Research • Marry well

  32. Research • When? • Publications vs Poster presentation • Clincal trials vs Case studies • Gonz (UIC Chairman) • OSH

  33. Residency Programs • Names • Training • Research • Size

  34. UIC Ortho • Training • Clinical settings • Research on the rise • IBJI • WNBA Chicago Sky, UIC athletics

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