Program Information
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Residency Program: |
University of Vermont Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program |
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Program Director: |
Suzanne E Ames, MD |
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Number of Residents: |
15 |
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Number of Staff: |
23 |
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Accredited: |
Accredited |
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Length of Program: |
5 |
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Start Dates: |
June |
Program Contact Information
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Name: |
Melissa K Gara |
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Address: |
University of Vermont College of Medicine |
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City: |
Burlington |
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State/Province: |
Vermont |
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Zip/Postal code |
05405-0084 |
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Phone: |
(802) 656-2250 |
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Fax: |
(802) 656-4247 |
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Email: |
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Website: |
Program Highlights
- Didactic teaching program
- Basic science and resident teaching 3x per week
- Weekly Grand Rounds
- Weekly radiology conference
- Weekly specialty journal clubs
- Monthly journal club
- Visiting professor lectures
- All residents attend at least one national conference
- PGY-2: Orthopaedic Trauma Association Trauma Course
- PGY-3: St. Justine Pediatric Orthopaedic Course in Montreal and Boston Pathology Course
- PGY-4: University of Florida Orthopaedic Pathology Course
- PGY-5: Orthopaedic Research Society annual meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, and Maine Orthopaedic Review Course
- 4 months dedicated research time
- Rotations
- Trauma
- Sports
- Spine
- Pediatrics
- Laboratory (basic science/clinical research)
- Emergency department
- Reconstruction
- Hand
- Foot
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Program Curriculum
- PGY-1: General surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, surgical intensive care, emergency department, orthopaedics
- PGY-2: Trauma, emergency room, joint reconstruction, hand
- PGY-3: Research, sports medicine, spine, hand
- PGY-4: Hand, microvascular surgery, trauma, spine, pediatric orthopaedics
- PGY-5: Sports medicine, arthroscopy, joint reconstruction, trauma, spine
Program Hospitals
- Fletcher Allen Health Care – Burlington, VT