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Oregon Health & Science University Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
User reviews
4 reviews
Overall rating
8.6
Staff Surgeons
8.8(4)
Didactics/Teaching
7.8(4)
Operating Experience
8.5(4)
Clinical Experience
8.3(4)
Research
7.3(4)
Residents
8.5(4)
Lifestyle
9.8(4)
Location
10.0(4)
Overall Experience
8.8(4)
Oregon Ortho
(Updated: December 10, 2011)
Overall rating
8.6
Staff Surgeons
9.0
Didactics/Teaching
8.0
Operating Experience
8.0
Clinical Experience
9.0
Research
8.0
Residents
8.0
Lifestyle
9.0
Location
10.0
Overall Experience
8.0
Program Review
Staff / Faculty / Chairman
Dr. Yoo is a major presence in the program. He attends fracture rounds every morning and has a great attitude. He is committed to improving the program from attracting new faculty to picking competitive residents that work well as a team. Most of the newer faculty followed Dr. Yoo from Case Western and are a true benefit. Dr. Friess and Mirza head up the trauma team and enjoy teaching the residents. Dr. Mirarchi and Orfaly are great for Hand and Drs. Huff and Vigeland make up a solid joint service that is looking to increase its volume.
Didactics / Teaching
Historically a weakness of the program. I found this not to be true. There are weekly conferences for Hand, Spine and OITE review along with the usual grand rounds and fracture conference.
Operating Experience
All the faculty I worked with were interested in teaching the residents and most allowed residents to do a decent amount in the OR. Not a huge volume due to SLOW turnovers in the main OR (45-90 min). Turnovers in the outpatient OR are much faster (10-20 min)
Clinic Experience
It has been said before but the clinic is located in a beautiful LEED Platinum certified building on the riverfront. As with most programs clinic is highly variable from attending to attending. No surprises here but a good experience overall.
Research Opportunities
Another historical weakness of the program that has improved. Residents are active in research projects and have dedicated research blocks. Many of the younger faculty are not established names in their respective fields so it will take time before they start pumping out articles.
Residents
Great group of residents. Have varied interests outside of the program but they all seem to enjoy the outdoors. Some are not as responsive to medical students but I found them all to be helpful during my rotation. They all seemed happy. They have some odd numbers in the chief and R2 year due to a chief being held back but I don't this is a reflection of any weaknesses in the program.
Lifestyle
Average. Night float is here to stay and seems to work well. Residents rotate on night float for a total of 10 weeks during the R2 year. Hours are long on Spine and Trauma but the rest of the services are fairly laid back.
Location / Housing
60 minute to Mt. Hood, 20 Minutes to the Columbia River Gorge, 90 minutes to the Coast. Portland is an amazing city with excellent public transportation, and thriving a beer culture and food cart scene downtown. The farmer's markets are impressive.
Limitations
After reflecting on my rotation the only major drawback to the program is the slow OR turnover in the main OR. This must be detrimental to resident caseload. Turnovers at the CHH OR are great and I hear they are good at St. Vincent.
Overall Rotation Experience / Conclusion
Dr. Yoo is committed to improving the program and is starting to deliver. It takes time but he is attracting more away rotators, more competitive residents and expanding the faculty. This would be a great program to get into now as they are on the verge of becoming a top-tier program on the west coast.
Qualification
I rotated as a medical student at this program
Date of Rotation
Fall 2009
EO
Erik Olsson
Top 50 Reviewer
Current Intern
(Updated: January 01, 2012)
Overall rating
9.3
Staff Surgeons
9.0
Didactics/Teaching
9.0
Operating Experience
10.0
Clinical Experience
9.0
Research
8.0
Residents
9.0
Lifestyle
10.0
Location
10.0
Overall Experience
10.0
Program Review
Staff / Faculty / Chairman
Huge names across the board, but surprisingly approachable. Complete representation of every specialty. Dr. Matsen is one of the best chairman in the country. Probably weakest in sports, however, fellowship opportunities are not an issue.
Didactics / Teaching
Good, but certainly not the best selling point of the program. Monday mornings are an extended didactic day. Subspecialty conferences vary.
Operating Experience
Very strong operating experience, however there are many fellows at UW. Residents seem to have a slightly top-heavy operating experience, although it really varies by rotation.
Clinic Experience
Nice facilities. Relaxed environment with help from mid-level providers. Good learning/teaching.
Research Opportunities
Resources available to pursue whatever you might want.
Residents
A great group, from top to bottom. Close knit. Mix of married/single/families. Many residents like the outdoors.
Lifestyle
A busy program, but a great lifestyle nonetheless. Harborview time probably the most taxing. Residents are able to enjoy time away from the hospital as well.
Location / Housing
Seattle/Pacific NW-- a great place to live. Plenty of arts and culture, mountains and beaches, skiing, fishing, and hiking. A very bike friendly area.
Limitations
Delayed operating experience/fellows (although not much of an issue).
Overall Rotation Experience / Conclusion
OHSU was my first choice for my Orthopaedic residency. I am so stoked to have matched here. Since match day-close to 9 months ago - it has been a great experience. I've completed rotations on trauma surgery, neurological surgery, plastic surgery, msk radiology, and general surgery. These rotations on the services related to orthopedics have not only enabled me to learn more about these fields, but have also enabled me to make key friendships with the residents in other fields that will help all of us be a team as we move forward in our training. Without exception each of the rotations have been positive experiences in learning and in teamwork. I’m now five days into my first orthopedic rotation (3 mo total as an intern) – this morning I got to pin my first hip! I know I'm in the right place.
Qualification
I am a current resident of this program.
Date of Rotation
2008 current
LM
Laura Matsen
Top 500 Reviewer
OHSU by an Away Rotator
(Updated: January 01, 2012)
Overall rating
8.6
Staff Surgeons
9.0
Didactics/Teaching
7.0
Operating Experience
8.0
Clinical Experience
8.0
Research
7.0
Residents
9.0
Lifestyle
10.0
Location
10.0
Overall Experience
9.0
Program Review
Staff / Faculty / Chairman
Great staff overall. Personally worked with Chair: Dr. Yoo (Spine), PD: Dr. Hart (Spine), Dr. Mararchi (Hand/UE), Dr. Orfaly (Hand/UE), and Dr. Crawford (Sports). Many new hires over the last year or two. A completely different department within the last 5 years. Dynamic and approachable, big on teaching. Representation: 3 spine, 2 tumor, 2 trauma, 2 hand/ue, 2 sports, 2 joints, 2 peds, 2 foot/ankle, 1 general/va, 2 pm&r. A great academic/clinical mix.
Didactics / Teaching
Could be better, but improving. Fracture/ER every AM. GR on Mondays. Weekly spine, bi-weekly sports, hand conferences. OITE review. Not bad, but I've certainly seen much better.
Operating Experience
Good experience beginning early on. R2s certainly get into OR. Never double scrubbed- frequently you and the attending. One fellow in spine, who does not compromise the spine experience.
Clinic Experience
Beautiful clinic down the hill in the new OHSU Center for Health and Healing (take the Portland Aerial tram to get there-- great view!). 1-2X per week on most rotations. Fair amount of independence. Decent patient mix with good variety of orthopedic problems.
Research Opportunities
Certainly a past weakness, improving. A commitment of the dept. to address. Available, not emphasized at this point.
Residents
A great group from top to bottom. Feels like a close knit team- certainly help each other. Very competent by chief year. All work hard and have great life outside as well.
Lifestyle
A true plus of the program. Night float in place. Life outside of program is important to everyone as well. They live in a great place; hard not to take advantage of that.
Location / Housing
Portland is a wonderful place. I had never been before my rotation, but found time to explore the city. Very green, efficient, and manageable. Skiing, coast, rivers, the gorge all close by. Housing seems reasonable for a city like Portland-- many residents own, some homes, some condos.
Limitations
Not quite there yet, but making huge strides. Didactics need work. Research is still getting going. Some growing pains as new staff get settled and department further defines identity.
Overall Rotation Experience / Conclusion
Rotation: 2 weeks on one service, 2 weeks on another (can submit preferences). Most students do spine (Chair, PD). Call is flexible and what you make of it...a great chance to get involved though. All students give 20-30 min presentation in front of entire dept. before GR and is a big part of the rotation.<br />
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As a program, OHSU is great and getting better. With main hospital, ambulatory surg. center, Shriners, another children's hospital and a VA all part of the same complex, your education is very complete. Tight group. Great young attendings that are enthusiastic about OHSU, teaching, and what they do. A dynamic, present chairman with great vision. Plans to expand residency from 4-->6 residents/year if approved. A great program on the verge of prominence. Cannot beat the location and lifestyle, hands down.
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As a program, OHSU is great and getting better. With main hospital, ambulatory surg. center, Shriners, another children's hospital and a VA all part of the same complex, your education is very complete. Tight group. Great young attendings that are enthusiastic about OHSU, teaching, and what they do. A dynamic, present chairman with great vision. Plans to expand residency from 4-->6 residents/year if approved. A great program on the verge of prominence. Cannot beat the location and lifestyle, hands down.
Qualification
I rotated as a medical student at this program
Date of Rotation
Fall 2008
RM
Richard Myers
Top 10 Reviewer
OHSU review by student rotator
(Updated: October 23, 2007)
Overall rating
8.0
Staff Surgeons
8.0
Didactics/Teaching
7.0
Operating Experience
8.0
Clinical Experience
7.0
Research
6.0
Residents
8.0
Lifestyle
10.0
Location
10.0
Overall Experience
8.0
Program Review
Staff / Faculty / Chairman
Dr. Yoo the chairman is absolutely great. An extremely down-to-earth and compassionate guy who has great vision and is working to make this a top program. He is also the most visible chairman you can imagine -- often the first one at x-ray rounds in the morning. Dr. Hart the program director is also a nice guy, and a great surgeon and resident advocate. The other faculty are for the most part very strong, although there seem to be a few who continue to rock the boat a little bit. Overall a great group to work with from what I could tell during my month there.
Didactics / Teaching
Didactics were a bit of a weakness in my eyes. Daily x-ray rounds from the ER which were good, and strong weekly spine conference with neurosurgery. Other than that the conferences seemed a bit sporadic...occasional sports or hand scattered amongst OITE review. I believe they are working on this.
Operating Experience
Residents get operative experience early, starting in the 2nd year. Rarely double scrubbed except for some spine cases (with a fellow). How much they got to do was variable and attending dependent, but seemed a reasonable amount of responsibility early.
Clinic Experience
I didn't get a lot of exposure to the clinics, but from what I saw residents seemed to shadow more than have independent responsibility (in trauma and spine at least). Teaching varied with how hectic the day was.
Research Opportunities
Dedicated research time during year 4, but up to you how much you make of it. Some basic science research available, but in general research didn't seem to be a focus of the current residents.
Residents
A good group of residents -- all very friendly, generally seemed very happy, and it was a pretty cohesive group for the most part.
Lifestyle
Definitely a huge plus of the program. Residents and faculty alike both seem to realize there is more to life than being in the OR or clinic 18 hours a day. Several times I saw non-critical cases deferred to the next day rather than starting to operate at 7 pm. (provided there was OR time the next day of course)
Location / Housing
Portland is an amazing city with tons going on both city-wise and for the outdoor enthusiast. Mt. Hood is 1 hr away, the coast an hour and a half, and tons of hiking, fishing, biking, etc. within and just outside the city. Housing is relatively affordable, and it seemed most residents owned or were looking to buy.
Limitations
Research is not a focus right now, so may not be the best place if that's your thing. Also, as mentioned above I felt the didactics could use a little more structure.
Overall Rotation Experience / Conclusion
Overall seemed like a good program to train at in a great city. The spine experience with Dr. Yoo and Hart is definitely a focus/strong point of the program. Good group of faculty and residents, all of whom seemed happy. And strong leadership that makes me think this place will only be even better in the coming years.
Qualification
I rotated as a medical student at this program
Date of Rotation
Summer/Fall 2007
DL
David Lunardini
Top 500 Reviewer
Program Information
Residents per class
5
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