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The goal of this program is to enhance and broaden the skills of the fellow in diagnosis and management of upper extremity injuries from the shoulder to the fingertip. The fellow will learn the diagnosis of hand and upper extremity injuries, diseases, and afflictions while learning to perform appropriate surgical and non-surgical management, follow-up care and rehabilitation with supervised hands-on experience training.
This is truly an upper extremity fellowship. All areas of upper extremity surgery will be covered, including joint replacement of the shoulder, elbow and wrist; upper extremity fractures and dislocations; soft tissue injuries; tendon repair and reconstruction; tumors; nerve repair and reconstruction; infections; vascular injuries and disorders; and microvascular surgery. The fellow has the opportunity to work in both the hand/upper extremity and sports medicine sections within the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. There will be emphasis on arthroscopic management of upper extremity disorders, including arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction for instability and rotator cuff tears; elbow arthroscopy and wrist arthroscopy for management of fractures and instability.
This is the fellow’s year. The opportunity is made for the fellow to rotate among the various hand and upper extremity faculty to customize the year in the areas where the fellow has a special interest. The fellow also has the opportunity to work within the Division of Plastic Surgery. The fellow begins with a basic and then advanced training course in the highly supervised microvascular laboratory.
The fellow performs the role of a junior staff member in the teaching and supervision of orthopedic and plastic surgery residents. There are formal didactic and interactive teaching conferences that cover specifics like the topics; a monthly hand and upper extremity journal club; as well as case presentation, preoperative and postoperative complications and mortality and morbidity. The fellow is encouraged to participate in at least one research project of his choosing that involves the upper extremity.
The fellow is supported for one meeting and one course of choice during the fellowship year. There are three weeks of vacation.
Hand Fellow Links
2009-2010 Orthopedic Resident / Fellow Handbook
2009-2010 UMMC House Staff Manual
E*Value Website Link (Duty Hours, Evaluations)
UMMC Graduate Medical Education Website
Residency Commentary - Reporting of Violations (UMMC GME Office)
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Our program participates in the NRMP match. If you are interested in applying for the 2010 position, please complete and return the Universal Hand Surgery Fellowship Application, along with supporting documents -personal statement, medical school transcript, residency certificates, USMLE transcripts, medical school dean's letter, along with 3-4 ltrs of recommendation. Please view the selection requirements for our institution at the Hospital's GME website - CLICK HERE.
Mail all information, including email address to:
Susan
Alexander
Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Applications will be received starting November 1, 2009 with a deadline of January 31, 2009 for the 2010-2011 felowship year.
You
should receive email notification upon our receipt of your application
(if email is provided). Decisions will be made in December
2008 to January/February 2009 regarding interviews. We are planning
to complete all interviews by April 2009 for the 2010 opening. If
you have any questions regarding the application process, please
contact Susan Alexander at 601/984-5153 or e-mail Susan at salexander@orthopedics.umsmed.edu.
Application form posted with permission of the American Society
for Surgery of the Hand.