The order of the rotations in the R1 year are assigned by the General Surgery Department.
Each class determines the order of their rotations in the R2-R5 years.
When possible, similar rotations are scheduled sequentially (ie, in the R4 year, the Hand rotation at one hospital is followed by the Hand rotation at the other).
R1 Schedule- rotations are in four week blocks.
- Orthopaedic trauma (four- one month blocks at Harborview Medical Center)
- Rheumatology (multiple clinical sites)
- Burns/ Plastics (University of Washington Medical Center or Harborview Medical Center)
- Pediatric Surgery (two-one month blocks at Seattle Children's Hospital)
- General Surgery/ Vascular/ Cardiac surgery (a total of five months at the University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, and/or VA)
- EVATS (includes two weeks of vacation, one week of coverage, and one week of independent surgical skills)
R2 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks
- Adult Tumor (University of Washington Medical Center)
- General Orthopaedics (VA)
- Hand and Microvascular Surgery (Harborview Medical Center)
- Spine (Harborview Medical Center)
- Sports Medicine (University of Washington Medical Center)
- Trauma- (three- six week blocks at Harborview Medical Center)
R3 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks
- Foot & Ankle (Harborview Medical Center)
- General Orthopaedics (VA)
- Pediatrics (four- six week blocks at Seattle Children's)
- Research (take call at Seattle Children's Hospital) - Publication is required
- UWMC & NWH consult team
R4 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks
- Joints (Northwest Hospital)
- General Orthopaedics (VA)
- Spine (University of Washington Medical Center)
- Spine (Harborview Medical Center)
- Shoulder & Elbow (University of Washington Medical Center & Roosevelt Bone and Joint Surgery Center)
- Hand and Microvascular Surgery (University of Washington Medical Center)
- Hand and Microvascular Surgery (Harborview Medical Center)
- Sports Medicine (University of Washington Medical Center)
- UWMC & NWH consult team
R5 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks
- General Orthopaedics (two- six week blocks at the VA)
- Foot & Ankle (Harborview Medical Center)
- Trauma (three- six week blocks as chief at Harborview Medical Center)
- Night float/Research (Harborview Medical Center)
- UWMC & NWH consult team
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