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Overview
The
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency provides education and training
for residents at four major metropolitan hospitals: The Massachusetts
General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, The Children’s
Hospital and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Our goal
in orthopaedic education is to produce outstanding surgeons with
a thorough understanding of the musculoskeletal system who are able
to critically evaluate and implement new research and ideas. Because
of our diverse background, we believe the educational opportunity
offered by our residency program will provide a firm foundation
in the management of musculoskeletal problems and the complexities
of an orthopaedic practice which should assist a graduate to rise
to leadership roles within the orthopaedic community. We judge ourselves
by the success of our graduates.

Drs. Hedequist and Earp at Children's
Hospital, Boston
Residents come from many medical schools with highly varied social,
ethnic and educational backgrounds. The common thread that unites
those admitted to the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency is
a history of excellence and achievement in some area.
The factual underpinning of the Combined Residency Program is the
Core Curriculum Conference Program which takes place weekly (Wednesday:
8am to 12 noon) on a two year rotating basis. During the academic
year, September thru June, Grand Rounds is held at 7am - the first
two Wednesdays of the month at the BWH, the second two Wednesdays
at the MGH. The Core Curriculum Conference follows from 8am to 12noon
at the hospital site of Grand Rounds. In July and August an anatomy
curriculum with cadaver dissection is held at the Harvard Medical
School from 7:30 to 12 noon. In addition weekly didactic teaching
conferences also exist at each hospital.
The advantages to the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program
are its diversity and commitment to education. Its size and the
depth of faculty present the resident with an array of orthopaedic
problems and solutions necessary for the best educational experience
possible. There are 81 orthopaedic surgeons actively involved in
teaching residents. The total number of outpatient visits to the
combined orthopaedic departments annually is 122,000 and the total
number of surgical procedures performed yearly is 18,000. Rotations
in major Harvard teaching hospitals offer stimulation from associated
medical and surgical specialties, leading to enhanced education.
The modern orthopaedic surgeon must be aware of therapeutic methods,
ranging from a new prospective of gene therapy to micro-vascular
and minimally invasive surgery in order to offer the best alternatives
to patients with musculoskeletal problems in an era of changing
treatments. Surgical education exists with graded responsibility
in all hospitals. Particular effort is expended by our faculty to
be sure that patients are evaluated pre and postoperatively by our
residents to provide a continuance of care.
Eric Rightmire and Reuben Gobezie present
at MGH morning trauma conference
As health care systems develop in the Boston area, the Harvard teaching
hospitals are central to all insurance programs and thus our patient
base is insured. Specialty education in our program includes all
aspects of orthopaedic management in pediatric orthopaedics, total
joint arthroplasty, oncology, sports medicine, foot and ankle, hand
and upper extremity, shoulder, and trauma. Faculty members include
two members of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Board
of the Orthopaedic Research Society, past presidents of the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Association,
the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Resident Review Committee
and many specialty societies, the Chairmen of multiple AAOS Committees
and other important professional and honorary organizations. Members
of our faculty publish approximately 150 papers per year.
A residency at the Harvard Combined Program ensures a comprehensive
education in the art and science of orthopaedic surgery. Whatever
your career goals are within orthopaedic surgery we will assist
you in pursuing them and hopefully propel you toward a leadership
role in your chosen career.
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