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University of North Carolina Hospitals

8.5 (1)

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City	Chapel Hill
State/Province	North Carolina
Website	http://www.med.unc.edu/ortho/

University of North Carolina Hospitals Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program

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Overall rating:		8.5
Staff Surgeons:		8.0 (1)
Didactics/Teaching:		10.0 (1)
Operating Experience:		8.0 (1)
Clinical Experience:		8.0 (1)
Research:		9.0 (1)
Residents:		8.0 (1)
Lifestyle:		8.0 (1)
Location:		9.0 (1)
Overall Experience:		8.0 (1)

UNC Ortho

Overall rating:		8.5
Staff Surgeons:		8.0
Didactics/Teaching:		10.0
Operating Experience:		8.0
Clinical Experience:		8.0
Research:		9.0
Residents:		8.0
Lifestyle:		8.0
Location:		9.0
Overall Experience:		8.0

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March 09, 2010

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Program Review

Staff/Faculty/Chairman	The faculty here are great. Dirshl is a good chairman and is very engaging and friendly. Although I didn't work with Campion, I've heard he's a very accessible program director. Dr. Dahners is a trauma wizard and the over-all experience I had with the staff was excellent.
Didactics/Teaching	This is a particular strength of the program. They have outstanding lectures each day - and having been to many places, I can say that these are probably the most well organized I've seen. They do a bit of pimping during the talks, but I think that kept people engaged.
Operating Experience	The trauma experience is very good. Sports is another particular strength. I think they could probably use another joints guy (although Olcott is an outstanding teacher) and a foot/ankle guy.
Clinic Experience	Pretty typical - clinic everywhere is pretty much the same. The cool part about clinics here is that you get to see the high level UNC athletes. In the month I was there, I saw a bunch of the basketball and football players, and that definitely keeps you interested in the clinic environment.
Research Opportunities	They have a 6 year research option that 1 resident gets each year (separate match spot) - but there are many other opportunities there. The trauma staff and the program director all have their names on several papers - and Dirshl even devised a ranking system for the match that has been published. There are definitely plenty of opportunities for research here.
Residents	The residents are a good group that get along well. They like to ride bikes, drink beer, and talk sports. They are a tight knit group and have each other's backs. Definitely the kind of people I would hang out with outside of the hospital.
Lifestyle	Chapel Hill is a really cool area. There's a ton of stuff to do around town, and there's biking/hiking/camping nearby. Charlotte isn't that far away either. Beautiful scenery around the college campus too..
Location/Housing	See above. Although I heard that it's a little pricey to live real close to campus, it's still better than most places in the country.
Limitations	They do send residents over to WakeMed, a private hospital in Raleigh for (3 months I think) a bit during their 3rd or 4th year. So you have to hang out in Raleigh for a bit (but every resident I talked to about this said it was awesome). They are also sort of light on foot and ankle.
Overall Rotation Experience/Conclusion	I really enjoyed my time there. A great group of residents with attendings that are good teachers and care about the residents. I would definitely be happy matching there.

Qualification

I rotated as a medical student at this program
Date of Rotation	Summer 2009

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