UVA was my first away, and I can't tell you how much I loved it, charlottesville is beautiful and the attendings and house staff are all good people. When I was there I rotated on foot and ankle with Dr. Caceydo. He is a very nice guy. Did not pimp alot but when he asked you a question he expected you know it, was very willing to teach. If you work with him know your lower extremity anatomy. He will let you operate, they let me cut off a tibia during an amputation. Next I was upper extremity with Dr. Chabbra,the PD. He is truely an amazing guy, probable the best educator I have come across to this stage, and a hell of a surgeon. He does pimp, so you should read like hell. The pimping is all in good nature, not malignant, but you want to know your stuff. Upper extremity anatomy is a must, so you have to be on it. There are a lot of other attendings whom you could work with. Dr. Carson is the other PD is he is also a great guy. Very down to earth, if you work hard he will look out for you. I have nothing to say negative about anyone there as I truely had a great experience. Finally the residence are amongts the best and most diverse I have ever seen. It was refreshing. If you are a regular fella and just work hard they will look out. As far as housing I stayed with a friend whom is in the program, you best bet would proable be to contact Minde Franke and ask her. Good luck, UVA is a top notch place.

hey B I need to call you today about the rotation.

Does anybody know anything about the UVA elective? Where is a good place to stay for a month? What can I expect or who are the must work with attendings. Im excited just looking for a quick pointer.

The prior post is pretty much dead on I would say. The guys to know are def Chhabbra, Carson, and I would also say Dr Brown (adult recon and former PD) and Dr. Miller (Sports, and I think he wrote some review book ?). Shouldn't be a problem since I'm pretty sure all AI's spend time on at least sports and upper extremity. Also try to get some time with Dr Laurencin. He's the chairman and does mostly basic science stuff, so you're not as likely to see him in the OR. Obviously he has a huge say about who gets in. This year all the incoming residents were either UVa students or rotators so make sure you meet as many people as possible and leave them with a good impression!

sorry to threadjack, but when you say 'read like hell', what are you reading, other than reviewing your anatomy?

antomy is clearly the most important thing to read but i also read some basic ortho upper extremity text to supplement the anatomy. Netters is not going to explain to you trigger finger or volkmann's contractures. You need to read about what you see.

right on. thanks for the input
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