Western Reserve Hospital offers a 5 year residency program in Orthopedic Surgery as outlined by the ACGME. The Western Reserve Hospital administration, Graduate Medical Education Department, and orthopedic faculty are committed to provide the necessary training and resources in the development of competent physicians in Orthopedic Surgery. Past graduates have obtained fellowship training opportunities in total joint replacement, sports medicine, spinal surgery, hand/upper extremity, trauma and pediatric orthopedics.
Mission and Vision
The mission of the Western Reserve Hospital Orthopedic Surgery residency program is to develop an inquisitive, efficient, competent, and compassionate physician, skilled in the practice of Orthopedic Surgery and surgical techniques. The ultimate goal of our training program is excellence in patient care, recognized by colleagues and patients alike. This is accomplished by meeting or exceeding educational objectives through competency based, patient-centered learning strategies. Western Reserve Hospital provides support and opportunities to participate in academic endeavors such as production of research publications, poster presentations at local and national meetings, fracture, indications, and M&M conferences, guest lectures, journal clubs, and daily didactics. Residents undergo subspecialty training with spine, hand and upper extremity, total joint replacement, foot / ankle surgery, sports, oncology, trauma, and pediatrics.
General Program
The Western Reserve Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Residency is a highly competitive, excellence-driven program where residents develop efficient diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills in a progressive fashion during their 5 years of training. Our residents are taught to develop an understanding and correlation of laboratory procedures, including clinical laboratory, radiological, pathological, and nuclear departments. The program teaches the understanding of the musculoskeletal system and the roles that pathologic processes play in the development of disease, along with inclusion of osteopathic tenets in patient care.
From the first weeks of residency training the orthopedic resident actively participates in the pre- and post-operative care of all orthopedic patients, along with operative interventions appropriate for the level of training. There is exposure at all levels of training to radiologic procedures and their relevance to orthopedic patient care. There is a monthly outpatient orthopedic clinic session where residents assume control, with attending supervision, of their patients' care for a variety of orthopedic complaints.
The Western Reserve Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Residency faculty practice a wide variety of general and subspecialty orthopedic procedures and are able to provide an encompassing training experience. To complement this, time is spent at area facilities to expand knowledge in the areas of orthopedic trauma, pediatrics, and musculoskeletal oncology. Through the other Residency Programs at Western Reserve Hospital, orthopedic residents can learn the inter-disciplinary components to quality patient care, and interactions between subspecialties that they will encounter in private practice.