Education

Fellowships

One year Advanced Clinical Experiences (ACE) in the areas of foot/ankle, hand/upper extremity, musculoskeletal oncology, pediatrics, shoulder/elbow, spine sports medicine and traumatology surgery are offered through the affiliated University hospitals, which include the University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake (UWMC), University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest (UWNW), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH), the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and other affiliated hospitals.

Summit in Seattle 2011

The 2nd Annual Summit in Seattle: "Hand and Upper Extremity Trauma"
July 28-30, 2011
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

Sponsored by: University of Washington School of Medicine, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, and the Office of Continuing Medical Education

Preceptorships

Orthopaedic Preceptorships for First and Second Year Students

About Preceptorships

Thank you for your interest in an Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Preceptorship. A preceptorship is a mentoring experience in which a practicing physician volunteers to give personal instruction, training, and supervision to a medical student during the first two years of medical school.

Clerkships

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine offers the following clerkships for interested medical students.

Call Expectations for Clerkships in Seattle: All medical students applying into Orthopaedic Surgery are expected to take overnight and weekend call.  Students not applying into Orthopaedics who rotate between the months of May and October will also be scheduled to take weekend and overnight call. 

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