Orthopedic Surgery Residency Curriculum

First year

• Internal Medicine - 1 block
• General Orthopedic Surgery (HF Macomb) - 6 blocks
• Trauma Surgery (HF Macomb Campus) - 1 block
• Orthopedic Trauma Surgery (HF Hospital Main Campus, Detroit) - 1 block
• PM&R - 1 block
• Plastic Surgery – 1 block
• Musculoskeletal Radiology/Anesthesia- 1 block
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit (HF Hospital Main Campus, Detroit) - 1 block

Second year

• Orthopedic Surgery Service at HF Macomb - 11 blocks (General, Trauma, Spine, Adult Recon, Sports, Foot & Ankle)
• Orthopedic Surgery Service at HF Wyandotte - 2 blocks (General, Adult Recon, Hand, Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Trauma)

Third year

• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery (Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH) – 3 blocks
• Orthopaedic Spine Surgery - 2 blocks
• General Orthopedic Surgery at HF Macomb - 1 block
• General Orthopedic Surgery at HF Wyandotte – 1 block
• Hand Surgery – 2 blocks
• Orthopedic Sports Medicine – 2 blocks
• Elective – 1 block
• Research – 1 block.

Fourth year

• Orthopedic Sports Medicine 2 blocks
• Orthopedic Trauma Surgery (Emory University Hospitals, Grady, GA) – 3 blocks
• General Orthopedic Surgery - 1 block
• Elective Orthopedic Surgery – In system (Resident choice) - 1 block.
• Adult Reconstruction – 1 block
• Foot and Ankle- 2 blocks
• Upper Extremity – 3 blocks

Fifth year

• General Orthopedic Surgery (HF Wyandotte) – 2 blocks
• Chief Resident HF Macomb – 6 blocks
• Shoulder – 2 blocks
• Elective – In system - 2 blocks
• Research – 1 block