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Website: http://med.stanford.edu/shc/ortho/index.html
City: Stanford
State/Province: California
Stanford University Orthopedic Residency Program, Stanford, CA


User reviews

Average user rating from: 2 user(s)

Overall rating
9.3
Staff Surgeons
9.5
Didactics/Teaching
8.5
Operating Experience
8.5
Clinical Experience
10.0
Research
10.0
Residents
9.5
Lifestyle
8.5
Location
10.0
Overall Experience
9.5
 

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Stanford Residency, Thursday, 24 July 2008

Written by ors   -  View all my reviews  - Top 50 Reviewer

Overall rating
9.7
Staff Surgeons
9.0
Didactics/Teaching
9.0
Operating Experience
10.0
Clinical Experience
10.0
Research
10.0
Residents
10.0
Lifestyle
9.0
Location
10.0
Overall Experience
10.0
Program Information
Staff/Faculty/Chairman: The staff is great. We have big names if that is what you are looking for..... I.e Maloney, Schurman, Goodman for joints; Safran, Fanton, McAdams for sports; etc. Despite the big names, they are all great teachers. They are all willing to help you with any project you want....
Didactics/Teaching: We have grand rounds every Wed from 6:30 till 9:30. In addition there are XR rounds every Mon at Stanford and Teaching rounds at the vally every mon. The VA has a conference every Wed and random path reviews.
Operating Experience: This is the best part of our program. Although we have fellows you are usually one on one with an attending except on the arthritis service.
Clinic Experience: Excellent. Lots of teaching on Sports and Peds. The teaching at the Valley depends on the chiefs you have.
Research Opportunities: Abundant!!!!!!
Residents: All the residents are great. We all cover each other as needed.
Lifestyle: Our intern year is cush as we have a night float system. R2 year is a bit rough, but it will improve as we progress to R3-5 yrs
Location/Housing: Location=great; Housing=expensive
Limitations: Housing
Overall Rotation Experience/Conclusion: As a resident I think this is a great program. We have much more one on one operative experience with attendings than any other program. The only weakness is the cost of living in the bay area...
Qualification
I am a current resident of this program.
Date of Rotation: 7/23/08
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Stanford Ortho Residency, Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Written by Uncle_Hernia   -  View all my reviews  - Top 10 Reviewer

Overall rating
9.0
Staff Surgeons
10.0
Didactics/Teaching
8.0
Operating Experience
7.0
Clinical Experience
10.0
Research
10.0
Residents
9.0
Lifestyle
8.0
Location
10.0
Overall Experience
9.0
Program Information
Staff/Faculty/Chairman: Faculty are great overall. Big names include Malloney, Goodman, Carragee, and Safran (just came from UCSF), among others. Fanton and McAdams are now both team docs for SF 49ers. There are also great faculty at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and the VA Hospital. Malloney is very driven and will certainly improve the reputation of this program rapidly. As a Chair, he is not very approachable and contact with him is very limited.
Didactics/Teaching: Didactics and teaching are solid, but there is room for improvement. Some faculty are much more enthusiastic about teaching than others, but that goes for most programs. Didactic sessions vary depending on the specialty you are rotating on, but there are plenty of them.
Operating Experience: Stanford has a lot of fellows, which takes away from the resident surgical experience. Be prepared to work like crazy during the intern year doing a lot of scut work, and you will only get three months of Ortho experience (similar to many programs). The best OR experience comes at Santa Clara Valley MC, where the residents get to do most everything under the supervision of an attending. The VA operating experience is better than Stanford Hospital as well.
Clinic Experience: Clinical experience is great at all locations. You will see a lot and do a lot. No complaints here.
Research Opportunities: Plenty of research to be done with many great names. Stanford is a research heavy place and they encourage all the research you can handle.
Residents: Overall, the residents are a good group. Stanford wants to increase the size of its program from four to six new spots each year. To show its commitment, they have been picking up residents from other Ortho programs that have closed down. Some of these residents are not as sharp as the regulars, but for the most part they are very good quality residents.
Lifestyle: The lifestyle is pretty good there. A lot of home call and the location is terrific. Residents are very happy for the most part. They work hard, but not nearly as hard as some other programs. The Ortho Residents Room has just been remodeled, complete with free snacks and drinks, plasma screen, plenty of brand new computers, lockers, soft sofas, etc... A good place to hang out when on-call with nothing to do.
Location/Housing: Location, except for the cost of living, cannot be beat. Small town feel living in Stanford or Palo Alto, but only a short drive, 25 minutes, to San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Cruz is a 45 minute drive, Lake Tahoe a 4 hour drive, and Los Angeles 6 hours. Weather around Stanford is perfect. Warm but not hot summers, cooler winters with some rain, but no snow or ice storms like other places. Most winter days you can wear a t-shirt and shorts and not be too cold. Plenty to do in the local area like hiking, cycling, mountain biking, surfing, etc...
Overall Rotation Experience/Conclusion: Overall experience was really good. The program is on the rise and the work demands, work environment, and lifestyle are hard to beat. You want to work fairly hard to learn enough in residency, and Stanford offers a "just the right amount" experience.
Qualification
I rotated as a medical student at this program
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