Residents receive training under the supervision of 34 full-time, specialty-trained faculty in the General Surgery Divisions and another 33 full-time faculty in the Divisions ofPediatric Surgery,Cardiothoracic Surgery,Vascular SurgeryandTransplantation. Once a resident is accepted at the PGY-1 level, it is expectedthey will complete the program assuming satisfactory performance. The present program is very strong in orthognathic, trauma, and implant surgery. USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score reports are required prior to interviews on January 27. szavatch@uw.edu. The residency culminates in the R-7 year, as each resident serves twelve months as the Chief Resident on HMC and UWMC services. There are eight PGY-1 positions for the 2023 Match. The University of Washington Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program is a fully approved and accredited five year program which begins with the PGY-1 year. Each year our residents average approximately 40 first-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and present at most major national conferences. We emphasize close collegial relationships between attending surgeons, fellows, residents and staff. Diversity and inclusion are important moral values. In the fourth and fifth clinical years, the resident is the chief of the service. The oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program is a four-year program with three available positions each year. The R-4 year is devoted to research and the investigative process. The University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine offers a broad-based residency program covering the full range of orthopaedics and sports medicine. UW Health surgeons work to improve surgical care for you. The UW Department of Surgery prides itself on training the next generation of academic surgeons. Dr. Petersens research efforts focus on surgical outcomes and quality improvement, GERD, paraesophageal hernias, and achalasia. Thus, in the applications and interviews, we are looking for evidence of clinical skills, personality and character, ability to work hard, and past achievements whether it be in medicine, research, athletics, the arts, or other fields. A second four-month elective is a unique training experience as the Junior Chief at UWMC. Alumni, where did they go after graduation. Two-thirds of our graduates continue in top academic medical centers across the country. She feels it is critical to listen to her patients concerns and feelings and to incorporate the entire person into the decision-making process regarding surgery. MORE EDUCATION The R-7 is responsible for all inpatient care, emergency care, consultations, surgical admissions and operations of the respective services. All Rights Reserved. I feel I owe it to her as well as myself to get better and be as healthy as possible. Tweets. No suggestions. 2019 University of Washington. A research committee consisting of basic scientists and clinical investigators is also available as a resource. It ranks among the top departments in terms of current NIH funding, is the only orthopaedic department to have a VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Center of Excellence, and is the only department to have two medical centers (HMC and UWMC) consistently in the U.S. News and World Reports Honor Roll. The VA requires that male residents be registered in the SSS before the age of 26. 4 months of Trauma/Spine service at Harborview Medical Center, 4 months of Endovascular/Neuroradiology service at Harborview Medical Center, 4 months of Pediatric Neurological Surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital.