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Website:
www.arrowheadortho.com/pa.htm
Purpose:
To prepare the primary care physician assistant for a
career in Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Objectives : |
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Provide hands on training in the
manipulative reduction of fractures and
dislocations of the upper and lower
extremities. This will include the use of
skin and skeletal traction and/or splinting
and casting as the situation warrants.
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Provide extensive experience in the triage,
evaluation and treatment of orthopedic
injuries and diseases.
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Provide surgical assist training in order to
advance technical skills for the many and
varied orthopaedic procedures.
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Familiarize the resident with common
musculoskeletal disorders found in office
practice and the types of treatments
available.
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Curriculum: |
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Includes integrated lectures by staff
physicians and physician assistants
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Weekly grand rounds case presentations
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Scheduled reading assignments
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Written exams
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Program Description:
The Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Assistant Residency
Program (OS/PA-R) is a joint effort of Arrowhead
Regional Medical Center’s department of Orthopaedic
Surgery, and Arrowhead Orthopaedics.
The OS/PA- R is an intensive clinical and didactic
training experience with an emphasis in orthopaedic
emergency and trauma. The resident will gain competency
in evaluation and treatment of multiple trauma patients,
orthopaedic office procedures, evaluation and care of
the outpatient orthopaedic patient, and in first
assisting the surgeon in orthopaedic procedures. The
resident will rotate through the operating room,
in-patient wards, out-patient clinics, and will evaluate
and treat orthopaedic consults in the emergency room.
The OS/PA-R program is a full time twelve month training
program that requires an average of 70 hours per week of
operative, clinical, and emergency room based work. The
program offers a certificate of completion with the
ability to earn up to 50 CME credits authorized through
the AAPA. In addition, a benefit package including a
stipend, health and life insurance, textbooks, meal
allowance, and vacation is provided.
The Arrowhead Orthopaedics staff consists of eleven full
time, board certified Orthopaedic Surgeons with
sub-specialties in the following areas: hand and upper
extremity, pediatrics, spine, lower extremity, total
joint replacement, sports medicine, orthopaedic trauma,
and foot and ankle.
The department of Orthopaedic Surgery is affiliated with
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Western
University of Health Sciences, and Touro University. We
provide clinical and surgical training to Orthopaedic
Residents as well as Medical and PA students.
Arrowhead
Regional Medical Center is a level II trauma and
teaching hospital, located at the foot of the San
Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. ARMC
receives trauma patients from throughout the largest
single county in the United States. In addition to the
250 operative cases performed monthly by the Orthopaedic
Department, we also have daily outpatient clinics that
average 1,200 patient appointments per month.
Applications:
Applications are accepted year round with interviews
being held in June and December.
Download your application at
www.arrowheadortho.com/pa.htm
Contacts:
Heidi R. Turpen-Folks, PA-C
Program Director
TurpenH@armc.sbcounty.gov
Julie Mabry
Program Coordinator
MabryJ@armc.sbcounty.gov
P.O. Box 8520
Redlands, CA 92375
Phone: 909-580-3390/6353
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