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Program Information Website: http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/DeptWebs/ortho/City: MaywoodState/Province: IllinoisResidents per class: 5
Loyola University Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Loyola Review, Monday, 03 March 2008 Written by JThompson - View all my reviews - Top 10 Reviewer
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Program Information Staff/Faculty/Chairman: Terry Light is the chairman. He strikes me as a good guy and he is a very well known hand surgeon. I think he has a good relationship with fellow faculty and residents and he seems to be very dedicated to improving and growing as a program. I liked how they had "chairman's hour" amongst other lectures on Thur. mornings. This was a time in which they took care of houskeeping and gave people a chance to speek up about issues. A very collegial and warm, open environment. All faculty seemed to be approachable, good with students, patients and dedicated to their work. They have a few gems in their program like Dr. Bednar, a big hand guy, Dr. Hopkinson, a military trained wonderful, very respectable joint guy, Dr. Marra, a young columbia shoulder trained awesome surgeon and teacher. I know spine and trauma are solid too but I didn't get to know them as well. It's a very solid group but they have had some turnover lately.Didactics/Teaching: One of their strengths. Protected Thursday mornings consisting of high quality lectures delivered by residents, faculty and guests. Like I said, they have chairman's hour as well which is nice. Lecture schedule is planned out in advance and very organized and relevant.Operating Experience: Some say operative experience is only solid in the area of trauma at this program. I think it's safe to say trauma is an excellent experience, wide variety of cases, level 1, great attendings, etc. All other operative experiences are probably average. I observed 4 people often scrubed on joints cases. There are a bunch of young attendings so perhaps they are a little more apprehensive to let residents do the whole case. This has to be taken with a grain of salt though as a 4 wk rotation is just a snapshot. I'd say based on what I saw and heard, operative experience is average, but on trauma it's excellent.Clinic Experience: Probably a strong point. Residents and med students get nice autonomy. Nice facilities. Great help from nurses and staff. Fair amount of teaching. Hosital has all computerized med records and notes which is great!Research Opportunities: This is a clear weakness, but you can certainly find things to do. There is some infrastructure, just not a focus. They do have a 20 week!!! research rotation which is cush! Residents love it. They will even support you to go overseas. One resident as a 3 went to south africa and had his own OR for one month.Residents: An obvious strength. I'd say they have above average knowledge and excellent personalities and cohesion. They get high marks for this category. A fun group to work with.Lifestyle: Pretty cush I'd say. Could be a downside though. I think with turnover of attendings, there was a slight shortage of work lately and residents really should have been busier. However, I think these residents still get the training they need, are very happy, and have a nice lifestyle.Location/Housing: Well, it's in a western suburb of Chicago about 20 min from downtown with no traffic. That area itself is not nice, but most people live in the City and as most people agree, Chicago is a top notch city. You can just consider Loyola as being a Chicago program. You will reap all the benefits of the city. If you want to live a little closer to the hospital, try Oak Park, the quaint suburb known for its Frank Lloyd Wright houses and young, diverse population.Limitations: Faculty turnover, minimal research, not a big name programOverall Rotation Experience/Conclusion: Overall, it was a wonderful experience. As we know, you have to find the program that fits you. This program is for the person wanting friendly, humane attendings, a great bunch of residents who will have your back, a nice lifestyle, great didactics, proximity to a world class city, and to come out as a solid surgeon with the option to get a good fellowship. They have some good pipelines in hand, shoulder, sports (columbia, Kerlan-jobe). Don't pick this program if you want "big names", extreme prestige, big NIH funding, and a more stuffy environment (hey, some people like that). This program is looked very favorably upon especially in the midwest. If it's your flavor, I think it's a really, really nice place. They are building a new OR building. They have a great gym right on campus. Everything is in close proximity. You get to work at VA and shriners. Again, a solid, solid program. Qualification
I rotated as a medical student at this program
Date of Rotation: 2007
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