Curriculum

The curriculum emphasizes early hands-on orthopedic experience with a variety of learning opportunities both inside and outside of the operating room. The program offers thorough and robust training that focuses on operative experience, growing autonomy, and developing evidence-based orthopedic knowledge to provide optimal patient care across all orthopedic sub-specialities.

PGY-1 :

  • General Orthopedics at DMC

  • General Orthopedics/Trauma at SJGH

  • Surgical ICU at SJGH

  • Trauma Surgery at SJGH

  • Surgical Skills Rotation at DMC

  • Plastic Surgery at DMC

  • Emergency Medicine at DMC

  • Neurosurgery/Spine Surgery at DMC

PGY-2:

  • General Orthopedics/Trauma at SJGH

  • Sports Medicine at DMC & Kaiser Modesto

  • Adult Reconstruction at Kaiser Modesto

  • Hand Surgery at DMC

PGY-3:

  • Spine Surgery at DMC

  • Pediatric Orthopedics at Valley Children’s Hospital

  • Orthopedic Oncology at Kaiser Oakland

  • Foot and Ankle Surgery at DMC

PGY- 4:

  • General Orthopedics/Trauma at SJGH

  • Sports Medicine at DMC & Kaiser Modesto

  • Adult Reconstruction at Kaiser Modesto

  • Hand Surgery at DMC

  • Electives

PGY-5:

Chief Year:

Academic Chief

Trauma Chief

San Joaquin General Hospital Chief

Available Electives:

  • Adult Reconstruction

  • Arthroplasty

  • Pediatric Orthopedics

  • Shoulder and Elbow

  • Sports Medicine

  • Orthopedic Trauma

  • International Rotations