University of Pennsylvania Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
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Residency Programs Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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Contact Information
| City | Philadelphia |
| State/Province | Pennsylvania |
| Website | http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ortho/ |
Program Information
| Residents per class | 8 |
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| Overall rating: | 8.7 | |
| Staff Surgeons: | 9.0 | |
| Didactics/Teaching: | 8.0 | |
| Operating Experience: | 8.0 | |
| Clinical Experience: | 8.0 | |
| Research: | 10.0 | |
| Residents: | 10.0 | |
| Lifestyle: | 7.0 | |
| Location: | 9.0 | |
| Overall Experience: | 9.0 |
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Program Review
| Staff/Faculty/Chairman | Very cool people on staff, mostly laid back. Many young surgeons and new people, excited to teach and get residents involved. Richard Lackman is stepping down so it is unclear who will be the head and what changes they might make. Hoffman, Hebela and others are young and great to work with. |
| Didactics/Teaching | Lots of excellent lecture, big name visiting speakers. Only concern is that lectures are spread out based on what site you are at. |
| Operating Experience | Mostly in the latter years as 2nd year is slammed with busy work, at least on the trauma service. On the other hand, by the 2nd year getting slammed, the 3 and above is operating morning to night, guided by the 5. Residents leave capable of everything basic including joints, cuffs and ACL's and more than ready with even complex trauma. |
| Clinic Experience | Plenty of time in clinics except trauma. |
| Research Opportunities | Every resident I met was involved with papers and were submitting 2 or 3 papers to conferences. Most were also helping to write book chapters or writing their own books. |
| Residents | Coolest residents I met during my entire experience. Chiefs are all willing to teach and work as equals with the 3's and 4's. A lot is expected of the 2's but the expectations are that you pay it forward and get yours later on. |
| Lifestyle | You will get killed in this program, no doubt about it. Trauma rotation and first two years are super busy, 5:45 to 7 or 8 pretty much everyday. Other rotations are not nearly as bad with a lot more free time depending on the surgeon. |
| Location/Housing | Philly is a great town, housing can be cheap and getting around is easy enough. |
| Limitations | Big program, lots of faculty changes though. |
| Overall Rotation Experience/Conclusion | Fantastic rotations, worked my butt off but had a great time and learned a ton. City was great and close to NY and DC. |
Qualification
| I rotated as a medical student at this program | |
| Date of Rotation | September 2008 |
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