Orlando Regional Healthcare is one of Florida's largest private, not-for-profit hospitals. It is recognized for its center of excellence in cardiology, cancer treatment, women and children's care, trauma care, and rehabilitation services. The orthopaedic program has recently been recognized by HCIA as one of the top 20 teaching services in the country for knee replacement surgery and bone fracture repair. Orlando Regional has the only Level I trauma center and is the main teaching facility in Central Florida.

Our 1,508 licensed bed healthcare network is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors, certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and affiliated with the national network of Voluntary Hospitals of America.
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The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

As a member of the Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Program, you will be part of a team that is dedicated to meeting the challenges of one of the fastest growing areas in the community.

We offer a wide variety of residency programs and maintain teaching affiliations in many specialty areas. The fully accredited residency programs include general surgery, pediatrics, emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and pathology. Our programs have been created to enhance relations and communications within the medical center for your benefit. As an orthopaedic resident, you will discover that these programs help promote the Orlando Regional Healthcare philosophy that our people are the most important part of our organization.

The Training Program
PGY-I - Consists of a rotational internship. It grants exposure to services helpful in preparing for orthopaedic surgery. Rotations include two-to three-month blocks in general surgical trauma, emergency room, anesthesia and medicine, as well as orthopaedic surgical services.

PGY-II - Residents are actively involved in the orthopaedic trauma service. They also have exposure to adult reconstruction and spine services. A research block is available for pursuing clinical or basic science research.

PGY-III - Provides residents with experience in sports medicine, pediatric orthopaedics, hand surgery and general orthopaedics.

PGY-IV - Residents spend six months as the chief resident on the pediatric orthopaedic service. The resident also learns the intricacies of sports medicine as well as adult reconstructive surgery.

PGY-V - The resident is the chief resident on the general orthopaedic service for a six-month block. It is expected that the knowledge gained over the previous four years will be applied in clinical decision making as well as the applied operative technique with staff supervision. The off-service chief resident has administrative responsibility as well as clinical responsibilities. The administrative chief has an opportunity for elective rotations in various areas including foot and ankle, orthopaedic tumor surgery and any areas of interest to the individual resident.