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Website: http://www.ortho.wustl.edu/
City: St Louis
State/Province: Missouri
Residents per class: 6
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program


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Average user rating from: 1 user(s)

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

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Wash U Review, Sunday, 02 March 2008

Written by JThompson   -  View all my reviews  - #1 Reviewer

Overall rating
9.0
Staff Surgeons
10.0
Didactics/Teaching
10.0
Operating Experience
8.0
Clinical Experience
9.0
Research
10.0
Residents
9.0
Lifestyle
8.0
Location
8.0
Overall Experience
9.0
Program Information
Staff/Faculty/Chairman: Dr. Gelberman, the chairman, has set out to make this one of the best programs in the country. He is a very agressive leader in the field, former AAOS president, and very serious about research and raising the next generation of leaders in the field of orthopedics. He has surrounded himself with an outstanding staff who are also leaders in their respective fields, have diverse personalities and are dedicated to resident education. Truly an outstanding group to learn from.
Didactics/Teaching: One of the main strengths. Faculty run didactics 3 days/week. High quality lectures. Expect residents to know their stuff but not in a malignant way. Wonderful facilities/conferece rooms. Brand new $250,000 audiovisual system installed at new outpatient center so residents can participate without having to commute from the main hospital in the "central west end" neightborhood to the outpatient center in Chesterfield (20 min away).
Operating Experience: People have said operative experience can be "late" at Wash U. I think this is somewhat true but they have moved to a mentorship system which will probably build more trust and improve upon the operative experience.
Clinic Experience: Wonderful facilities/clinics (new, beautiful, state of the art). This program is VERY well rounded and while we all want to be surgeons, they do spend 40-50% of their time in clinic which is probably a plus especially in the ever-more specialized world of orthopedics (meaning most people will do fellowships so it's important to be a good clinician and know when to operate and when not to operate). Teaching was excellent during clinic. Volume of patients was high but attendings found time to provide pearls about specific cases.
Research Opportunities: It's a powerhouse. There is so much money at this institution and as we know, Wash U in general, is a mecca for medical research. Ortho is no exception. You will have plenty to choose from both in the realm of basic science and clinical research. This program will get you on your way to an academic career or provide the community bound surgeon with some nice high quality research which will stimulate life long learning.
Residents: Some words that come to mind: diverse, intellegent, collegial, supportive. This is a diverse group in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, med school, educational background, marital status and I think it's a real strength. I found the residents to be very friendly and people I could see myself working with. It's a nice variety.
Lifestyle: A lot is expected of the residents but I'd say lifestyle is on par with the national average.
Location/Housing: Some people are scared to spend 5 years in St. Louis but I think it's a great town with a mix of big city and small town components. It has the biggest city park in the country which is awesome for outdoor stuff and concerts. Speaking of warmer months, St. Louis is actually more mild than a lot of the northern states in the US which could also be viewed as a plus. Sports and culture are great. Crime seems to be somewhat of a problem though (getting cars broken into). I guess you just have to be careful in certain areas. Overall though, this hospital and university have really energized this city in the last several years and St. Louis is a VERY livable place especially for such a great residency program.
Limitations: As I discussed, late operative experience which is being addressed, average lifestyle (residents expected to "work hard" but when are you not?), and lastly it's not NY, LA, or Chicago, but in my opinion still very very livable.
Overall Rotation Experience/Conclusion: Truly an academic atmosphere at one of the most esteemed medical centers in the country. Faculty-leaders who are "big names" and who are also dedicated to teaching and creating new leaders. Amazing facilities. World renowned hand, shoulder/elbow, spine with a smattering of "big names" in all other specialties. They are working on improving sports and joints which are still very strong as they are. The new outpatient center opened this past summer and everything is state of the art. Barnes Jewish Hospital is a mecca and the ortho department floors are amazing. Beautiful clinics, conference rooms, arthroscopy lab. This is well accepted as a top 5 academic program and like someone else said in a previous post, Wash U can be compared but can't be beat. This is a very desireable and sought after program.
Qualification
I rotated as a medical student at this program
Date of Rotation: 2007
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