Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs
Orthopedic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs
Colleges award this field under 6 named programs, from Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program to Orthopedic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other.
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Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 6 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
- Prepares physicians in the investigation, preservation, and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical methods.
- Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program
- Prepares physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal neoplasm, and the application of cancer therapy regimes.
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
- Prepares physicians to prevent and manage athletic injuries and to provide appropriate care for all structures of the musculoskeletal system directly affected by participation in sporting activity. Requires prior completion of a residency program in orthopedic surgery.
- Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine Fellowship Program
- Prepares you for the study, prevention and treatment of spinal column disease, disorders, and injuries by medical, physical and surgical methods. Covers pathogenesis and diagnosis of clinical disorders of the spine; non-operative treatment modalities; invasive modalities; basic sciences related to the musculoskeletal system; spinal degeneration; spinal neurologic function; pre- and post-operative management; and patient evaluation.
- Pediatric Orthopedics Fellowship Program
- Prepares physicians in the diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical treatment, and management of musculoskeletal diseases, abnormalities and trauma in infants, children, and adolescents. Requires prior completion of a residency program in orthopedic surgery.
- Orthopedic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
- Orthopedic surgery not listed above.
Also called Orthopedics Residency Program, Adult Reconstructive Orthopedics Residency Program, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
Also called Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Residency Program
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