Program Information
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Residency Program: |
Palmetto Health – University of South Carolina Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program |
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Program Director: |
David E Koon, Jr, MD |
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Number of Residents: |
10 |
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Number of Staff: |
6 |
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Accredited: |
Accredited |
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Length of Program: |
5 |
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Start Dates: |
July |
Program Contact Information
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Name: |
Michelle Wehunt, BA |
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Address: |
Palmetto Health Richland Hospital |
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City: |
Columbia |
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State/Province: |
South Carolina |
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Zip/Postal code |
29203 |
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Phone: |
(803) 434-6879 |
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Fax: |
(803) 434-7306 |
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Email: |
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Website: |
http://residency.palmettohealth.org/body-residency-fellowship.cfm?id=73 |
Program Highlights
- Attendance at national conferences:
- PGY-2: AO North American Basic Principles and Techniques of Operative Fracture Management
- PGY-3: Arthroscopy Course
- PGY-4: Musculoskeletal Pathology Course
- PGY-5: AAOS annual meeting
- Minimum 2 days per week in clinics
- Pediatric rotation at Shriners Hospital for Children-Greenville
- Rotating daily morning conference schedule covering hand, spine, ethics, pathology, trauma, sports medicine, basic science, foot and ankle, joints, pediatric, grand rounds
- One major and one minor publishable research papers required
Program Gallery
Program Curriculum
- PGY-1: Plastic surgery, orthopaedics, general trauma, medical intensive care, pediatric orthopaedics, radiology/anesthesia, rehabilitation/prosthetics, surgical ICU, vascular surgery, VA
- PGY-2: Hand and upper extremity, general orthopaedics, sports medicine, foot and ankle, joint reconstruction
- PGY-3: Adult and pediatric trauma, general orthopaedics, spine, research, elective, foot and ankle, sports medicine, hand and upper extremity
- PGY-4:Joint reconstruction, general orthopaedics, pediatric orthopaedics
- PGY-5: Chief Resident, VA, hand, sports medicine, research, trauma, elective
Program Hospitals
- Palmetto Health – Columbia, SC
- Shriners Hospitals for Children (Greenville) – Greenville, SC
- Palmetto Health Baptist – Columbia, SC
- William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Hospital – Columbia, SC
- Palmetto Health Richland – Columbia, SC