| The first year has a six-month rotation in general surgery, which includes multi-system trauma and burns at the trauma center at the Erie County Medical Center. In addition, there are also rotations in vascular surgery during this time. These residents participate as one of the PGY-1 general surgical residents during their rotation, and are included in all educational activities, as well as evaluation of trauma patients in the emergency room and general surgical clinics. |
| One month of PGY-1 is spent in the Emergency Department at Buffalo General. Residents here will see a general population with treatment of commonly seen medical problems such as congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarctions, pneumonias, as well as the usual strains, sprains and common fractures. Another month is spent in trauma ICU at the Erie County Medical Center. |
| One month is spent with the Anesthesia Department at Buffalo General Hospital, where residents will be introduced to surgical anesthesia skills, as well as to the management of intra-operative anesthesia complications. |
| Three months are spent with the orthopaedic service at the Erie County Medical Center. Residents are on call every fourth night with PGY-2 in-house supervision; a chief resident is on call as well as an attending physician. Valuable experience is gained through ER evaluation and management, as well as through the outpatient clinics. During these three months, residents will spend time with the musculoskeletal radiology service at the Erie County Medical Center. Training will include reading MRI’s and CT scans, as well as reading routine orthopaedic radiographs. |
| The remaining four years will be spent rotating through the following areas: |
| The Orthopaedic Department of SUNY at Buffalo (UB) utilizes the three major teaching hospitals in the Consortium, ie;
Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), Buffalo General Hospital (BGH) and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (CHOB). The Department
also has space at the Main Street Campus of the University, University Sports Medicine and the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory are located there.
Part of the hand rotation is at the Millard Fillmore Hospital, a private hospital and part of the Kaleida System.
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