Program Curriculum
The program is currently aligned with three of the Army’s Orthopedic Surgery Residency programs at the following locations: Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; and William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. This program is an expanded version of the previous 12-month certificate residency. It was extended to an 18-month program due to increased roles and responsibilities of Physician Assistants as well as the requirement to expand and provide more capability to orthopedic and rehabilitative research initiatives supporting service members injured during deployments.
Didactic Instruction
- Biomechanics of Fractures and Fixation and Classification of Fractures
- The Multiply Injured Patient with Musculoskeletal Injuries and Epidemiology of Fractures
- Non-operative Fracture Treatment
- Principles of Internal Fixation and External Fixation
- Bone and Joint Healing, Open Fractures, Vascular Injuries and Compartment Syndromes
- Penetrating Trauma and Bone and Soft Tissue Reconstruction
- War Wounds, Limb Salvage, Traumatic Amputations, Pathologic and Periprosthetic Fractures
- Complications of Injury to the Musculoskeletal System,
- Fractures and Dislocations of the Hand and Wrist
- Fractures of the Distal Radius and Shafts of the Radius and Ulna
- Fractures and Dislocations of the Elbow and Distal Humerus
- Subluxations/Dislocations in the Glenohumeral, Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Joints
- Fractures of the Shaft and Proximal of the Humerus
- Fractures of the Clavicle and Scapula
- Fractures of the Pelvic Ring and Acetabulum
- Hip Dislocations and Fractures of the Head and Neck of the Femur and Intertrochateric Fractures
- Subtrochanteric and Shaft Fractures of the Femur
- Fractures of the Proximal Tibia and Fibula and Patella
- Injuries of the Knee and Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula
- Fractures of the Ankle and Talus
- Fractures and Dislocations of the Calcaneus, Midfoot and Forefoot
- Articular Cartilage Injuries of the Knee
- Anterior Knee Pain and Patellofemoral Joint Instability
- Genetics I and II, Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
- Orthopaedic Surgery in the Immunocompromised Patient
- Osteoarthritis (Introduction to General Orthopaedics)
- Benign Bone Tumors
- Prioritization and Management of the Polytrauma Patient
- Ligamentous Injuries of the Foot and Ankle
- Knee Ligament Injuries, Epidemiology, Mechanism, Diagnosis, and Natural History and Meniscal Injuries
- Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Infection
- Overview of Arthritis
- Pathophysiology of Bone Tumors
- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (Upper Extremity Nerve Compression and Injury)
- Spinal Pain
- General Overview of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Clinical Rotations
- Foot and Ankle
- Orthopaedic Spine
- Pediatrics
- Joint Reconstruction
- Hand and Wrist
- Musuloskeletal Oncology
- Clinical Research
- Sports Rotation
- Trauma Rotation