Wellmont Orthopedic Residency Program Details

Wellmont Health System's orthopedic residency and training program follows a five-year track based on the following Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education rotation schedule.

 

Rotation Level: OGME-1 

(Three months) 

  • General orthopedic surgery 

(Two months) 

  • Non-orthopedic surgery or vascular, general trauma, basic wound/burn/plastics, urology 
  • Internal medicine 

(One month) 

  • Emergency medicine 
  • Family practice 
  • Obstetrics or women’s health 
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation 
  • Pediatrics or pediatric orthopedics 
 

Rotation Level: OGME-2 

(Three months) 

  • Spine surgery 
  • Foot/ankle surgery 
  • Sports, general 
  • Orthopedic trauma 
 

Rotation Level: OGME-3 

(Four months) 

  • Pediatric orthopedic surgery 

(Three months) 

  • Hand surgery 
  • General orthopedic surgery

(Two months) 

  • Orthopedic trauma  

(One month) 

  • General orthopedic surgery 
  • General research 
 

Rotation Level: OGME-4 

(Three months) 

  • Foot/ankle surgery 
  • Spine 
  • Arthroplasty/adult reconstruction 

(Two months) 

  • Elective 

(One month) 

  • Orthopedic trauma 
 

Rotation Level: OGME-5 

(Six months) 

  • Chief resident 

(Two months) 

  • Adult reconstruction 
  • Orthopedic trauma 
  • General orthopedics