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Welcome to the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic
Residency Website
I am pleased that you are exploring our Website and hope that it
provides you with a helpful introduction to the program. The residency
has existed for over 100 years and we are proud of our rich tradition
of educating outstanding clinicians and leaders. The current program’s
strength continues to lie in its residents, drawn from medical schools
from across the country and world.
Four Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals participate in our program
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Children’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Additional training opportunities in Boston include the West Roxbury
Veterans Administration and the Faulkner Hospital. Together, these
Hospitals and their staff comprise one of the largest and most comprehensive
orthopaedic teaching faculties and clinically rich patient populations
in the country.
Residents in our program also have access to one of the finest musculoskeletal
research communities in the country. Our laboratories span the continuum
from basic science to clinical studies and serve as leaders in the
fields of bioengineering, implant development, tissue engineering,
robotics, molecular biology and gene therapy. The opportunities
are strengthened by ongoing collaborations with Harvard Medical
School, Harvard School of Public Health and MIT.
Acknowledging the importance of community within residency education,
we strive to bring every resident together for weekly educational
activities. The cornerstone of our didactic program is the four
hours of CORE each Wednesday morning after Grand Rounds. Specialty
conferences, journal clubs, surgical skills sessions, and our summer
anatomy course at Harvard Medical School augment these faculty and
resident-lead lectures. On a more informal basis, I meet with the
residents on monthly for lunch after CORE to discuss important issues
of concern to the residents, as well as issues related to the practice
of medicine in today’s changing healthcare environment. Social
highlights, of the year include an annual golf outing, the traditional
chief residents parties, and graduation dinner.
Although we believe we have a strong program, we are committed to
constant improvement. For example, effective July 1, 2003, our program
no longer requires a six-month chief residency following graduation.
We have increased our number of residents from 10 to 12 per year
(total: 60). We are currently further adjusting the curriculum given
the opportunities this change affords us. Such decisions are made
through ongoing discussions between residents and faculty with input
from outside experts in orthopaedic training.
In every aspect of our residency, the faculty are guided by the
belief that we must simultaneously provide both outstanding training
experiences and superior patient care. Our goal is to educate the
next generation of world-class clinicians, scientists and leaders.
We are proud of the training program we offer and our long tradition
of graduating orthopaedic surgeons that have served their communities
and our profession. I hope you will consider our program for your
education.
With best regards,
James H. Herndon, MD, MBA
Director, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program
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