Curriculum and rotations

PGY-I intern

Bring the knowledge you gained in podiatric medical school to life. Participate actively in surgical rotations and utilize the comprehensive clinical experience gained from off-service rotations to effectively manage patient care.

Rotation	Timeframe
Anesthesia	2 weeks
Internal Medicine	1 month
Vascular Surgery	1 month
Emergency Medicine	1 month

PGY-II resident

This year is dedicated to elective foot and ankle surgery. You’ll assume increasing responsibility for operating, learning, and teaching. And, with the intern as your backup on the floor, you can devote more time to the OR.

Rotation	Timeframe
Radiology	2 weeks
General Surgery	2 weeks
Psychiatry	2 weeks
Rheumatology	1 week
Wound Care	1 month
Step Down Unit	2 weeks

PGY-III chief resident

This year is also focused on advanced training in foot and ankle surgery. Hone your operative and office management skills and, while under the supervision of the scrubbed attending, take control of the OR for most of the cases. Also, assume more teaching responsibility by educating the interns and PGY-II residents in the OR.

Rotation	Timeframe
Infectious Disease	2 weeks
Orthopedic Surgery	2 weeks
Sports Medicine	1 week

Call schedule

At least one podiatric resident is on-call at any time. In addition to a regular beeper system used to contact residents, an on-call beeper is rotated among the residents.

Conferences and research

In addition to attending all Tuesday evening conferences, you’ll participate in special training requirements for graduation, such as NJ Podiatric Medical Association meetings and active membership in APMA, ACFAS and the NJ State Podiatric Medical Society. And as part of the literature-based curriculum, you must attend all monthly and weekly conferences and complete a research requirement.

Podiatric Surgery Residency at Atlantic Health Morristown

Residency & fellowship highlights