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mkmaddog, could you message me as well? I'd like info on that track too.

Thanks

here's some info:

1 of 6 residents go into the Trauma Training Fellowship (TTC). Starts with 1 year of research prior to the 5 years of clinical training. The position (at least last year) was offered outside the match, before rank lists are due. Don't know much regarding the research that is actually done.

The other 5 residents go through a standard 5 year program.

Hi all,
Thanks for the query about the trauma training center (TTC) track. The TTC just celebrated it's 10th anniversary (and 10th TTC fellow). It allows an interested applicant the unique opportunity of getting extraoridinary hands-on experience in clinical and basic science research (leading to national and international presentations, peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, etc.) under the guidance of Dr. Mel Rosenwasser, our Director of Trauma and Hand Surgery. As indicated above, it was traditionally offered outside the match to 1 of the 50 invited applicants.

The ACGME has asked us to make this a "matched" 6-year position so as of this year it will indeed be a separate match number. The 50 invited applicants will be asked prior to their arrival at Columbia who is interested and will have a separate TTC interview in addition to the normal interviews. Expressing interest in this 6-year track in no way impacts the applicant's rank list for the standard 5 year position.

I hope that answers any questions - please feel free to email me directly if you have any further questions (wnl1@columbia.edu).

Sincerely,

William N. Levine, MD
Vice Chairman, Education
Residency Director, Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY