Swedish Foot & Ankle Surgery and Medicine

Program with Reconstructive Rearfoot/

Ankle Surgery A Three-Year Program Emphasizing

Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery and Traumatology

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Our Mission• Develophighlyskilledphysicianswhospecializeinfootandanklecare

• Provideasoundfoundationofacademicandclinicaleducationforourpodiatricresidents

• Promoteeducationalexcellencethroughoutthemedicalcommunity

The ProgramSwedishFoot&AnkleSurgeryandMedicineProgramwithReconstructiveRearfoot/AnkleSurgeryisathree-yearprograminfootandanklemedicineandsurgery,includingextensivetraininginreconstructionoftherearfootandankle.Ithasbeendevelopedwithspecial emphasisonamultidisciplinaryapproachtolower-extremitydisorders.

TheprogramisaccreditedbytheCouncilonPodiatricMedicalEducationasaPodiatric Medicine&SurgeryResidencywithadded reconstructiverearfoot/anklesurgerycredential(PMSR/RRA).Tworesidentsareselectedeachyear.

Thisresidencybeganin1969astheWaldoResidencyProgramandmovedtoitspresentlocationatSwedishin1997.

Swedish Foot & Ankle Surgery and Medicine Program with Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery

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Additional InformationForfurtherinformationabouttheSwedishFoot&AnkleSurgeryandMedicineProgramwithReconstructiveRearfoot/AnkleSurgeryorExternshipProgram,pleasecontact:

Swedish Foot & Ankle Surgery and Medicine Program with Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery

SwedishMedicalCenter GraduateMedicalEducation-Podiatry747Broadway,WW-735Seattle,WA98122T206-320-5301F206-320-4780

www.swedish.org/podiatricresidency

SWEDISH FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY AND MEDICINE PROGRAM WITH RECONSTRUCTIVE REARFOOT/ANKLE SURGERY

www.swedish.org/podiatricresidency

The CurriculumTheProgramishighlyacademicwithastrongsurgicalvolume.Eachresidentlogswellover1,000procedures.Residentsarerequiredtolecturedailytovisitingstudentsandareencouragedtopresentonalocalandnationallevel.WeeklyGrandRounds,monthlyJournalClubmeetingsandFiresideChatsarewell-attendedbyphysiciansonstaff.Residentsattendcourses,includingmicroneurovascularsurgery,AOfixationandarthroscopy(forwhichfundingisprovidedbySwedish,theWaldoMedicalFoundationandtheInternationalFoot&AnkleFoundation).

Manyofthespecialtyrotationstakeplaceathighlyregardedlocalhospitals,includingHarborviewMedicalCenterandVirginiaMasonMedicalCenter.Inthethirdyear,resi-dentsdevotemuchoftheireducationtotherefinementoftheirknowledgeandskillsinfootandanklereconstructionandtraumasurgery. AlargepartofthethirdyearisspentwithJohnM.Schuberth,D.P.M.,atKaiserPermanenteinSanFrancisco.Residentsareinvolvedwiththe SwedishWoundHealingCenter,wherethey functionasanintegralpartofthemulti-disciplinarymedicalstaff.

RotationsYear I•FootandAnkleSurgery(20weeks)

•SportsMedicine/Biomechanics

•ResearchDevelopmentandPublication

•Anesthesiology/PainManagement

•VascularSurgery

•FamilyMedicine

•MicroneurovascularSurgery

•WoundManagementandClinic

•Pathology/Pharmacology

•Radiology

Year II•FootandAnkleSurgery(30weeks)

•PodiatricClinic

•GeneralSurgeryandTraumatology

•EmergencyTraumaCenter:Level1

•OrthopedicTraumatology

•PlasticSurgery/WoundManagement

•ResearchDevelopmentandPublication

•RheumatologyClinic

•Radiology

Year III•BehavioralScience

•SportsMedicineClinicandSurgery

•AdvancedTraumatology(12weeks)

•PodiatricClinic

•PediatricOrthopedicClinicandSurgery

•AdvancedReconstructiveSurgery/Research

• InfectiousDisease

An Emphasis on ResearchTheresidencyholdsastrongcommitment toresearchwithregardtothebiomechanics offootandanklesurgery.Eachresidentisrequiredtocompleteoneresearchprojectintheirfirsttwoyearsandanadditionalproject intheirthirdyear.

TherenownedNorthwestPodiatricFoundationSurgicalBiomechanicsResearchLaboratory,directedbyJeffreyChristensen,D.P.M.,focusesprimarilyonprospectivestudiesoffootandanklemechanics.ThelaboratoryislocatedatSwedishMedicalCenter,andisfundedbyboththeInternationalFoot&AnkleFoundationandtheWALDOFoundation.Ithasreceivedsignificantacclaimovertheyearswiththepublicationofnumerousaward-winningpapers.StrykerEndoscopyhasdonatedafullcomplementofarthroscopyequipmenttotheresearchlab,allowingforarthroscopicresearchandeducationinsurgicaltechniqueusingcadavers.

OuralumnigoontoachieveboardcertificationwiththeAmericanBoardofPodiatricSurgeryandcontinueintheacademicrealm,asleadersinpodiatricmedicine,locally,nationallyandinternationally.

Externship ProgramPodiatricmedicalstudentsareinvitedforaone-monthclinicalrotation.Intheoperatingroom,theyfunctionassurgicalscrubtechnicianswithacertifiedtechnicianpresent.Thisallowsthestudentfirst-handexposuretoinstrumentationandcloseobservationofsurgeries.

Externsparticipateincadaverdissectionsaswellasnumerouslecturesanddiscussionsgivenbytheresidentsandcorefaculty.Theyarerequiredtopresentaformalscientificlecturetothefacultyinadditiontothepresent-ationofacaseobservedduringtheirrotation.