Curriculum
Intern rotations are broken into twelve one-month blocks. There are the ACGME-mandated six blocks of non-ortho rotations and six blocks of ortho rotations.
PGY-2 through -5 rotations are broken into five 10-week blocks. All rotations are subject to change, as staffing changes and feedback from residents is taken into account for scheduling.
Below is a description of the current rotations by level of training.
Off-Service Rotations
- General Surgery Nights
- Plastic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Musculoskeletal Radiology
- PM&R
Ortho Rotations
- Adult Reconstruction x 2-3
- General
- Trauma x 2-3
- Research
- Hand
- Trauma x 2
- General
- Sports
- Pediatrics
- Oncology
- Sports Recon
- Hand/Oncology
- Sports
- Adult Reconstruction
- Trauma x 2
- Foot and Ankle
- Spine
- Peds/Sports
- Trauma
- Sports
- Adult Reconstruction
- Elective Rotation
Junior call varies based on where you are assigned. At the University Medical Center of El Paso, a night float system is employed, where a PGY-2 takes in-house night call for approximately 8-10 weeks, evenly split over two blocks. On the weekend, a PGY-2 or PGY-3 will have a 24-hour shift on Saturday, and a different junior resident will have the day call on Sunday. These weekend residents may be on or off-service at the University Medical Center of El Paso.