Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

This is a comprehensive Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship with both Level 1 and Community Trauma experience. During year, the Fellow will be involved with the care of both elective and trauma patients. We will provide a fellowship experience in shoulder and elbow surgery, in a preceptor based learning experience. Emphasis will be placed on reconstructive surgery, with wide clinical exposure and operative experience in areas of arthroplasty, arthroscopy, Osteosynthesis, soft tissue and joint reconstruction surgery. Patient assessment and management in outpatient clinics and fracture clinics in pre- and post-operative care allows the Fellow to participate in treatment plan, surgical procedures and continuing care after surgery.

Academic responsibilities include participation in weekly rounds, resident seminar series, and teaching for both resident and undergraduate students. Each fellow will be involved in a research project with the ultimate goal of publication and presentation at major scientific meetings and journals.

This fellowship focuses on the management of Shoulder and elbow conditions. The curriculum is designed to provide the Fellows with a foundation for practice in the area of upper extremity surgery and rehabilitation.

1. Clinical activity:
           a. OR ~ 16 hours per week'
           b. Follow-up Clinic ~ 8 hours per week
           c. Subspecialty Clinic and OR ~ 16 hours per week
2. Scheduled teaching sessions: Weekly Rounds, Monthly Shoulder and Elbow Journal Club/Rounds
3. Courses related to subspecialty: Shoulder and Elbow Update (one day symposium)
4. Related conferences: DVSE (also as Online), Winglet DVSE  and ASES (online).

The clinical fellow is expected to initiate and complete an original clinical or basic science research project and/or to participate in an established research project.

The clinical fellow may be asked to commit a minimum of 1 hour per week to teach on-service surgical residents general orthopedic and specific Shoulder and Elbow topics of interest.

The clinical fellow is expected to work closely with the supervisor, participating in daily aspects of his Shoulder and Elbow orthopedic surgery practice. The clinical fellow will assess emergency and fracture clinic patients (including all new referrals), observe subspecialty clinic evaluations and assist in the operating room. Spare time will be used to read about cases observed, prepare presentations for rounds and complete a research project.

Clinical fellows must demonstrate appropriate knowledge relating to gender, culture and ethnicity pertinent to their specialty.

Consistent with the obligation of a physician, clinical fellows must endeavor to deliver the highest quality of care with integrity, honesty and compassion while exhibiting appropriate personal and interpersonal professional behavior.

As continuing education and evaluations are necessary throughout a surgeon’s life, clinical fellows are expected to have an understanding of the role of research and the need for critical analysis of current scientific and practice developments related to their specialty.