ight weeks of general surgery training is required in the first year. Residents will assist in surgery, be responsible for new patient evaluations and become involved in trauma codes in the emergency room. Residents have a one-on-one relationship with our community general surgeons that include Drs. June Heilman, Drew McRoberts, Dave Vanek and Claine Judy. Residents act as their apprentice, do surgical evaluations in the emergency room, assist one-on-one in surgery, round on the surgery ward after surgery and rapidly gain expertise in primary care surgical assessments. Outpatient surgical procedures will be taught in the Family Medicine Center and in private surgeons' offices. Four weeks of orthopedics and sports medicine are required in the second year, and four weeks in the third year. Residents get the opportunity to work with the cast technicians to learn good casting techniques. The residency is fortunate in having Dr. Tony Joseph who has the added certificate in sports medicine and makes a wide variety of sporting events available to residents to learn on the field sports medicine evaluations and injury management. He also attends the Family Practice Center to enhance cast and splint training for the Family Practice Center chief resident. First year–8 weeks General Surgery Second year–4 weeks Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Third year–4 weeks Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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