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Program Schedule
The first postgraduate year is a rotating internship with exposure to:
- general surgery
- neurosurgery
- cardiovascular surgery
- plastic surgery
- surgical intensive care
- rheumatology
- diagnostic radiology
- selected medical rotations
During the second and third postgraduate years, the resident serves as a junior house officer on the orthopedic services at Rush University Medical Center and the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
A six-month elective experience in orthopedic research is available during the third postgraduate year.
During the fourth year, residents spend six months in a pediatric orthopedic rotation at Shriners Hospital for Children, Chicago Unit, with some of the remaining time serving as a senior resident on the Fracture Service at Stroger Hospital.
The fifth postgraduate year is a chief resident position with advanced surgical and patient care opportunities at Rush University Medical Center.
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