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.