Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute received 597 applications for our 2010 residency program. Thirty-one of these applications were from visiting students. Ninety of these applicants will be interviewed in January for five PGY-1 slots.

Orthopaedics requires more than technical proficiency and cognitive mastery of an increasingly diverse, complex body of knowledge spanning multiple disciplines. Analytic skills and creative problem-solving are also required of competent practitioners. Most importantly, orthopaedics involves the art of healing human beings, whose musculoskeletal problems can neither be fully understood nor effectively treated outside the context of the whole persons who experience them. It is the intent and commitment of this program to instill in our residents the skills and attitudes that enable them to practice responsible orthopaedic surgery, whether in a purely clinical or an academic setting.

Our faculty were trained at a variety of distinguished institutions. Their diversity enriches the quality of resident education.

Departmental faculty and staff are actively engaged with colleagues throughout the Medical Center to improve the quality and accessibility of patient care. Residents interested in developing administrative skills are afforded opportunities to participate in developing CME courses.

Address questions to:

Jennifer Pelfrey
Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute
Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200
Nashville, TN 37232-8774
615-936-0100 (7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CST)
or jennifer.l.pelfrey@vanderbilt.edu