Residency program
Each year five new resident-physicians are accepted into the orthopaedic surgery residency program to begin their five-year training under the direction of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. With a staff of 13 full-time faculty members, these residents rotate their training at various locations in the Richmond area, including VCU Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, McGuire Veterans Medical Center and Saint Mary’s Hospital.
About 30 percent of the residency training involves trauma and 70 percent involves reconstruction.
Program overview
For a quick overview of the program, download the brochure [PDF] and information fliers. [PDF]
PGY-1
PGY-1 year is under the direction of orthopaedics. You will spend three months in orthopaedics and six months in surgery, including intensive care and trauma, and one month in rheumatology, radiology, geriatrics or neurosurgery.
PGY-2 through 5
PGY-2 and PGY-5 are assigned to services that emphasize general orthopaedic care. PGY-3 and PGY-4 are assigned to subspecialties in the program. There is an active basic science research program present. At the end of the PGY-3 and PGY-4 years, the residents are required to present a basic science and clinical research project, respectively.
Benefits for residents
For more information about benefits, rules and regulations related to VCU Medical Center residency programs, visit the VCU School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education Web site.