Orthopaedics Residency Program
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Graduate Medical Education at
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The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
is a five-year program (PGY1-5). The program is based at OHSU Hospital with affiliations at the nearby Shriners Hospital for Children,
the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Legacy Emanuel Hospital, a private community hospital in downtown Portland. Both OHSU
Hospital and Emanuel Hospital are Level 1 Trauma Centers.
The objective of the five-year Orthopaedic
Surgery Residency Program is to develop in the residents the basic scientific, clinical, behavioral, and surgical
skills necessary for board certification in and the competent practice of orthopaedic surgery. The program accepts four residents per year through the National Residency Matching Program.
Mission Statement
The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Program at OHSU graduates residents who:
- are fully competent for the independent practice of general orthopaedics
- are compassionate, ethical physicians
- exhibit appropriate professional values/behaviors
- pass the ABOS examinations
- have adequate opportunity to pursue specialty fellowship training and/or academic practice,
if they desire
Curriculum Description
PGY1
The first year of the program,
under the direction of the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Director, consists
of a general surgical internship. The year includes seven months of rotations on a variety of surgical subspecialties,
two months of orthopaedics, and one month each of physical medicine
and rehabilitation and musculoskeletal radiology.
PGY2-5
The second through fifth years are
organized as preceptorships, with residents working with specific faculty. Over the four years, each resident spends 28 months
at OHSU Hospital, eight months
at the VA Medical Center, four months at Shriners Hospital, and eight months at Emanuel Hospital. One required two-month basic science research rotation is incorporated into the OHSU Hospital rotation time during the fourth year. Residents are also required to take hospital call. Call for junior residents averages one day in five, while call for chief residents averages one day in four.
All rotations provide a balanced,
well-rounded program
and involve working directly with full-time faculty who are
fellowship-trained in:
- trauma
- joint reconstruction
- spine
- pediatrics
- sports medicine
- hand and upper extremity
- foot and ankle
- shoulder and elbow
- musculoskeletal oncology
The department has two faculty members who are board certified in Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation.
Conferences
Approximately 5-6 hours per week of didactic teaching conferences are included in the educational program.
Scheduled didactic sessions include:
- anatomy lectures and dissections in four-month blocks throughout the year (weekly)
- fracture conference (weekly)
- core curriculum lectures (weekly)
- Grand Rounds (twice each month)
- basic science conference (monthly)
- Orthopaedic In-Training Exam (OITE) review (monthly)
- morbidity and mortality conference (monthly)
- research conference (monthly)
- journal club (monthly)
- spine conference (monthly)
- hand conference (monthly)
- surgical skills workshop
Residents
are required to conduct a research project that results in a manuscript of publishable quality during their residency.
Research resulting in a manuscript may be clinical or basic
science in nature.
Clinical science is supported by a clinical research coordinator, who assists in conducting prospective studies, IRB submission, etc. Residents are encouraged to develop and participate in clinical studies with clinical faculty and are expected to enter patients into existing IRB-approved clinical studies. The department has cell and molecular biology laboratories and a biomechanics laboratory where residents can pursue basic science studies. In addition to the faculty members associated with a particular research project, each resident is assigned a separate faculty advisor to guide them through the research process over the course of their residency.
Goals and Objectives
Orthopaedic residents receive selected
textbooks during the training program. The
Department sponsors residents to attend a national orthopaedic educational
course or meeting in each year of the training program. Additional departmental
sponsorship is available for resident attendance at meetings where the
resident is presenting original research in which he/she participated.
OHSU supports a philosophy of faculty-directed care in all of its training programs. In the Orthopaedic surgery
residency program, faculty are available for consultation 24 hours per day and are actively involved in all patient care.
Clinical responsibility is graduated during the training program. Residents are expected to develop their clinical skills as they
progress so they will become increasingly autonomous in clinical decision-making and in surgical care.
Graduates of the Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency Program at OHSU have completed the program successfully and
have had excellent results on the certification examination administered
by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS). Graduates have
had outstanding records of placement into fellowship programs and/or
practice positions of their choice.
Application Process
Thank you for your interest in the Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Residency Program at Oregon Health & Sciences University.
OHSU participates in the Association
of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Electronic Residency Application
Service (ERAS). Applications must be submitted electronically through
the ERAS system by November 1 to be considered. Please contact your
dean's office for your student workstation software and information
on the electronic application process.
A complete application is standard and
includes the following items:
- ERAS application (CV) with photograph
- medical school dean's letter
- three letters of
recommendation
- USMLE board scores
- medical school transcripts
- your personal
statement
It is not necessary to send a return postcard or call to check the status of your application. The ERAS system will automatically notify you as we download your information into our files. After the application review process has been completed, you will be notified via email of your interview status.
Interviews are scheduled for Friday, December 14, 2007 and Friday, January 11, 2008
If you have had postgraduate training,
send letters of recommendation from the program director(s) of your first
postgraduate year and any subsequent residency training.
Our program is currently not accepting foreign medical graduates.
On the night before the interviews we will be having hors d'oeuvres and beverages at the Chart House restaurant located near OHSU. This offers a good opportunity to mingle with our residents and gain insight and perspective into our program, in a casual setting.
The interview day will begin at 7:00am and go until about 2:00pm. The day will begin in the OHSU Auditorium where you will hear presentations from our Chairman, Dr Jung Yoo, the Associate Director for our residency program, Dr Robert Hart, and from one of our chief residents.
The interviews will go from 8:30am until approximately 11:30am. There are three interviews with our faculty and possibly a chief resident. These interviews will last 20 minutes. Applicants will be divided into two groups. While the first group is interviewing, the second group will have a casual question and answer session with Dr Yoo and vice versa with the second group.
After the interviews are complete lunch is served to give another chance to converse casually with some of our faculty and residents. After the lunch there will be an optional walking tour of the OHSU campus with a few of our residents.
Lodging
OHSU works with many nearby hotels to get our applicants the best rates and make their limited time here in Portland as pleasurable as possible. Please refer to Hotel Options in Portland [PDF] for information and rates.
Another good source for information on Portland can be found in the TravelPortland.com Official Visitor's Magazine [PDF].
For further information, please contact Pamela Feidelson, residency coordinator,
at 503-494-5842 or e-mail feidelso@ohsu.edu.
See the AMA's fellowship and residency electronic interactive database for more details
(FREIDA).
Upon acceptance and hiring, drug testing and criminal record checks
will be done as part of the hiring process for OHSU.
Background on Our Residency Coordinator

Pamela Feidelson started out in the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation as the Office Manager working with the department’s physicians and surgeons. After two years she transitioned into the Residency/Education Coordinator position for the department. She earned her B.A. in Communications from the University of Southern California and moved from Los Angeles to Portland eight years ago. Pamela enjoys spending time with her daughter, the beach, the mountains and everything else there is to do in between.
Two Funds Aid Resident Education
Beals and Noall Funds
The Beals Orthopaedic Resource Center was created to encourage orthopaedic surgeons in Oregon and the department's faculty, residents, and students with their academic and professional interests.
The Center's goals include helping orthopaedic physicians prepare and submit manuscripts to peer-reviewed professional publications, training physicians in preparing computer-generated lecture presentations, disseminating professional papers and reports to Oregon orthopaedists, and maintaining lists of active and retired orthopaedic surgeons in Oregon and OHSU orthopaedic resident alumni.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Lawrence Noall Fund
for Excellence in Orthopaedic Resident Education, The Center
for Orthopaedic Resident Education at OHSU was dedicated on February
19, 2003. It features
computer workstations with Internet access; digital imaging, image
processing, and presentation equipment for creating educational presentations;
digital educational program facilities (DVD, VCR, or Internet); and
a state-of-the-art electronic presentation system for residents' conferences.
The new Arthroscopy Teaching Lab and a planned virtual reality skills trainer will help residents master the motor skills necessary for arthroscopic surgery.
The Beals and Noall funds provide much-needed resources to support research and education. You can help by making a one-time donation, joining our annual giving program, or including the funds in your estate planning.
Please make checks payable to either:
- OHSU Foundation, Beals Orthopaedic Resource Center
or
- OHSU Foundation, Noall Fund for Orthopaedic Resident Education
Mail checks to:
OHSU School of Medicine, Office of Development & Alumni Relations
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L-102
Portland, OR 97239
Checks must be mailed and postmarked by December 31 to be tax deductible
in that year.
To make a gift by credit card, please call 800-462-6608 or 503-228-1730
or visit our secure server to make an online donation:
Donate to the Beals Fund
Donate to the Noall Fund
Gifts made on a credit card are tax
deductible in the calendar year the card is charged.
If you have questions or want to make a donation, please call 503-494-0723
or 800-462-6608, or e-mail ohsfweb@ohsu.edu.
Current Orthopaedic Surgery Residents
2007-2008 Residents
Chief Resident Kate Deisseroth
Chief Resident Andy Kranenburg
Chief Resident Kenna Larsen
Matthew Bradley
Dawson Brown
Greg Byrd
Adam Cabalo
Amy Cowan
Patrick Denard
Peter Fredericks
Matthew Harrison
Jayme Hiratzka
Jackson Jones
Gary Kegel
Matthew McElvany
Stephan Pro
Luke Rust
Khalid Shirzad
Abner Ward
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Alumni
2007
William Magee (Billy)
J. Rafe Sales
Joseph Schenck
Robert Tatsumi
2006
Catherine Humphrey
Amer Mirza
Mark Wagner
2005
Patrick Dawson
Suresh Kasaraneni
Chris Untch
Corey Vande Zandschulp
2004
Ben Kam
Britt Polzin
2003
Jennifer Miller
Jeb Reid
Eric Shepherd
2002
Michael Binnette
Kevin Kahn
Tammy Simpson
2001
Mike Gustavel
James Hayden
Todd Ulmer
2000
Mark Metzger
Lorenzo Pacelli
Edward Perez
1999
Tony Colorito
J. Michael Kioschos
Jill Rider
1998
Dory Curtis
Darrin Eakins
Ron Wobig
1997
Dennis Davin
Kevin Lee
Ron Teed
1996
Knute Buehler
Tom Croy
Mark Davidson
1995
Douglas Bagge
Bob Foster
Greg Voit
1994
R. Jeffrey Grondel
Allen Hershey
Brian Padrta
Mark Rangitsch
1993
Blaine Markee
K. Dean Olson
Andrew Schmidt
1992
Ed Pino
Stephen Tower
Michael Van Allen
1991
Ronald Bowman
William Dickinson
Richard Rubenstein
1990
Greg Bigler
Adrian Ryan
T. Scott Woll
1989
James Hazel
Asa Stockton
Keith Ure
Robert Zirschky
1988
John DiPaola
Jeffrey Flemming
Morris Hughes
Michael Wyman
1987
Dale Bramlet
Scott Jones
Stefan Tarlow
1986
Mark Buehler
Wendell Ferguson
Paul Switlyk
1985
Stan Neitling
Daniel Ovadia
1984
Steven Bruce
Kenneth Hermens
Wendy Hughes
1983
Michael Grundy
Paul Mills
John Schwartz
1982
Julie Isaacson
James Livermore
John Toohey
1981
Christopher Blake
Wayne Nadamoto
Samuel Tabet
1980
Len C. Ceder
Jon Hoppert
Robert Jordan
1979
Brian Laycoe
Donald Peterson
James Robbins
1978
Lyle Mason
Edgar Ragsdale
E. David Shaw
1977
David Noall
K. Byron Skubi
Ted Vigeland
1976
W. Curtis Kaesche
Walter Smith
Stephen Thomas
1975
John Hayhurst
Kelsey Peterson, Jr.
Ned Schroeder
1974
Thomas Hutchinson
Robert Porter, Jr.
Fred Surbaugh
1973
James Baldwin
David Haaland
Craig MacCloskey
1972
Michael Hmura
Grant Lawson
Michael Marble
1971
Charles Bird
Robert Chuinard
Jim Dineen
Ilmar Soot
1970
Art Hauge
Edwin Kayser
Gerald Lisac
Ira Yount
1969
Thomas Fagan
Michael Graham
George Ingham
Scott Struckman
1968
James Kunzman
James Nelson
Frederick Wade
1967
Michael Baskin
John Gilsdorf
John Thompson
1966
Charles Bonnett
McGregor Church
Don D'Amico
Fred Grewe
Howard Johnson
1965
Arthur Eckhardt
John Hazel
Richard Mercer
1964
Robert Corrigan
Richard Zimmerman
1963
Donn McIntosh
Michael Rask
1962
Phaen Gambee
Norman Logan
Keith Taylor
1961
Rodney Beals
Thomas Edwards
George Keyes
Ralph Peterson
1960
Charles Fagan
Calvin Kiest, Jr.
Bud Yost
1959
Raymond Case
1958
Richard Gardner
William Guyer
1957
H. Freeman Fitch
Richard Gilbert
1956
William Hummel
Jack Watkins
1955
Edward Attix
Max Bocek
1954
Howard Popnoe
Dale Popp
1953
Donald Smith
1952
Melvin Makower
1951
Phillip Fagan
Bob Maris
James Weed
1949
Howard Cherry
Boyd Holbrook
R.J. Hopkins
1948
Robert Anderson
George Cottrell
Carl Holm
Ralph Thompson
1947
Edward LeBold
1946
Donald Platner
Faulkner Short
1945
Joseph Gill
1942
Rodney Begg
Harold Davis
1940
L.S. Porter
1938
Arthur Compton
1935
E.G. Chuinard
1931
Harry Leavitt
1929
D.G. Leavitt
1928
C. Leslie Mitchell
1925
John LeCocq
1924
Leo S. Lucas
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