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DESCRIPTION: |
Position: Offering a post-residency
fellowship clinical position to begin on 08/01/10
Prerequisites: M.D. degree, graduate
from an approved Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program,
completed Fellowship Application, letter of reference
from the residency program Director, a Texas Medical
License and CPR certification (ATLS or ACLS).
IMG Prerequisites: All International
Medical Graduates must have a current ECFMG certificate,
along with the required additional application materials.
Visas are not sponsored and this fellowship only
accepts J-1 visas.
Adult reconstructive surgery, primarily joint replacement
surgery of the hip and knee. The fellow will participate
in a large volume of primary and revision cases,
including the state of the art and investigational
techniques. The fellowship will stress patient selection,
pre-operative planning, surgical techniques and patient
follow-up. A case load of approximately 1500 joint
Arthroplasties per year provides adequate hands-on
service. The faculty includes Brian S. Parsley, MD;
Glenn C. Landon, MD; Melvyn A. Harrington, MD; Terry
A. Clyburn, MD; and Philip C. Noble, PhD. Participation
and presentation at a weekly Adult Reconstruction
case conference is required. The program also provides
access to journal clubs, resident training, Grand
Rounds, and multiple visiting lecturers on a variety
of different topics. The nationally-recognized Orthopedic
Research Laboratory is available for research projects
under the guidance of Philip C. Noble, PhD. A minimum
of one publishable quality research paper is required,
and presentations at national and local meetings
are
encouraged. Attendance to the AAOS annual meeting
and the AAHKS annual meeting is also provided.
Interested applicants please mail program application
form, CV or resume, personal statement, 3 letters of
reference, US-MLE Step I, US-MLE Step II, ECFMG certificate,
medical school transcripts, One of the letter of references
should be a Dean's letter or MSPE (Medical Student Performance
Evaluation). Please contact the Program Coordinator for
the Individual Program Application.
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Adult
Hip & Knee/Tumor Fellowship Vacancies for 2010