The Georgetown University Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery residency is a five year ACGME accredited training program.
The four years of formal training in Orthopaedic surgery include a graded experience at Georgetown University Hospital and affiliated training hospitals. Each resident will spend 24 months at the University Hospital with rotations at the junior, senior, and chief level. Rotations include: general/pediatric orthopaedics, hand surgery, surgery of the foot and ankle, adult joint reconstruction, sports medicine, and surgery of the spine.
Inova Fairfax Hospital is a busy, 833 bed, regional level 1 trauma center that serves Northern Virginia and the DC metro area. Residents on all rotations have an ample exposure to orthopaedic trauma in addition to a dedicated trauma rotation during the PGY-3 year. Junior resident rotations include: general orthopaedics, tumor/pediatric orthopaedics, and trauma orthopaedics.
The Washington Hospital Center (WHC) is the largest private hospital in the nation’s capital. Like Georgetown, it is a member of Medstar Health. WHC is licensed for 907 beds and is an active Level I trauma center. Each resident spends 6 months during their formal orthopaedic training at the WHC in addition to 3 months during the General Surgery intern year on the Orthopaedic Surgery Service.
During the PGY4 year each resident will spend three months at the A.I. Dupont Institute in Wilmington, DE (under 2 hours from Washington). This rotation provides an outstanding exposure to the subspecialty of pediatric orthopaedics and is complimentary with the pediatric experience of other rotations. During the PGY5 year a three month chief rotation is completed at the Children’s National Medical Center, a 283 bed, Level I, pediatric hospital in the heart of Washington DC.
In addition to these primary affiliate hospitals, each resident will spend three months during their third year at the Georgetown University Hospital working on a variety of clinical and basic science research projects. Additional research time is allotted during the hand rotation at GUH. During the research time period each resident is expected to complete either a basic science or clinical research project. A minimal amount of clinical care is required during the research rotation.
