Sports medicine is a popular sub-specialty of orthopedics.
Orthopedic surgery involves the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. Medical colleges that feature orthopedic departments allow medical school graduates to complete five-year residency programs and fellowships in orthopedic surgery at hospitals and private practices. These colleges also offer students additional opportunities to engage in dynamic research in the field.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university located in the central Virginia capital city of Richmond. The school's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has ranked among the top hospitals for orthopaedic surgery in U.S. News & World Report. The highly competitive program accepts only five residents each year. Alongside department faculty, VSU orthopedic residents train at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. In addition to training in trauma and reconstruction, residents can choose from orthopedic specializations in joint arthroplasty, sports medicine and orthopaedic oncology, among other areas. VSU's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery also offers one-year fellowships in orthopedic trauma, and joint replacement and adult reconstruction surgery.
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Medicine
1200 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23298
804-828-9783
vcu.edu
Medical College of Wisconsin
The Medical College of Wisconsin is located in the state's brewery and manufacturing center of Milwaukee. Founded in 1893, today the private institution offers residency and fellowship opportunities in orthopedic surgery. The residency's comprehensive curriculum combines learning in an academic setting with private practice clinical work. Orthopedic residents are exposed to general orthopedics, as well as sub-specialties through the college's relationship with Froedtert Hospital and departmental and interdisciplinary research opportunities. MCW additionally has fellowship programs in spine surgery, primary care sports medicine and hand surgery, in addition to other areas. Some of MCW's admissions criteria require that candidates submit medical school transcripts, letters of recommendation and complete a personal interview with the school's selection committee.
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
414-456-8296
mcw.edu
Baylor College of Medicine
The Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, was established in 1900. Housed within Houston's Texas Medical Center, the college ranks among the best medical colleges for research in the 2010, according to U.S. News & World Report. Baylor offers post-doctoral orthopedic residency and fellowships, research and other training opportunities within the college's Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery. In order for prospective students to be considered for admission into the five-year residency program, they must be graduates of an accredited medical school. Students matriculated into the program have the opportunities to participate in fellowships in sports medicine and pediatric orthopedic surgery, as well as in other areas. The program accepts 25 students each year.
Baylor College of Medicine
6620 Main St.
Houston, Texas 77030
713-986-6000
bcm.edu
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