Orthopaedic Surgery NP & PA Fellowship
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Program Overview
The Orthopaedic Surgery APP Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to champion all areas of orthopaedics. The fellowship focuses on general orthopaedics, Level-1 orthopaedic trauma, and subspecialty orthopaedics. The fellowship education follows a problem-based learning model bolstered by didactic lectures and labs. The fellowship settings include the hospital, clinic, WALANT procedure room, operating room, and athletic sideline. In addition to the fellowship specific educational offering, our fellows benefit from collaborative weekly educational conferences with our orthopaedic residents, journal clubs, and grand rounds.
The one-year fellowship starts full-time fellows in the Summer (July-August) and Winter (January-February). The first 6 months (Junior Fellowship) focus on general orthopaedics and introduction to orthopaedic trauma. The final 6 months (Senior Fellowship) focus on subspecialty orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma. The staggered start creates an educational setting consisting of junior and senior fellows.
Fellows accepted into the program will be full-time employees of Carilion Clinic and eligible for full medical, dental, and disability benefits. They will also retain GME benefits of other fellows such as BLS certifications, subsidized healthcare, scrubs, lab coats, moving expenses, iPhones, CME budget.
Mission, Goals and Strengths
- To educate and train highly motivated NPs and PAs in the challenging and diverse knowledge base and procedural skills required for excellence in clinical practice in orthopaedic surgery.
- To prepare NPs and PAs for a career in orthopaedics as competent, highly functional members in healthcare.
- To provide NPs and PAs with further education, specialized clinical and professional experience that distinguishes them from non-specialty trained NPs and PAs.
- To retain extremely focused and well trained NPs and PAs as strong clinicians and employees of Carilion Clinic who are interested in academics and higher learning.
Graduate APPs with the qualities and training necessary to succeed in Level-1 orthopaedic trauma, general orthopaedics, and subspecialty orthopaedics.
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Curriculum
This dynamic program includes didactic instruction and clinical training components that two fellows will complete over 12 months. Orientation will be approximately six weeks long (EPIC, credentialing, etc).
Clinical Rotations
- Foot and Ankle
- General Orthopaedics
- Hand and Upper Extremity
- Pediatrics
- Spine
- Sports Medicine
- Total Joint Replacement
- Trauma
- Emergency medicine
Clinical time will be spent in various departments of Carilion Clinic, under the supervision and direction of Carilion faculty. They will be working alongside other residents, NPs, PAs, and attending physicians in all sections of the orthopaedic department. They will also take call in the emergency department.
Didactic Sessions
Didactics include, but are not limited to:
- Weekly education conference
- Morbidity and mortality conference
- Journal club
- Certification courses: Fellows will become certified in BCLS, ACLS and PALS.
The didactic portion begins with a month of orientation and skills workshops designed to provide introductory to orthopaedics. Fellows will attend lectures that cover the core curriculum for orthopaedic specilities.
Faculty
Graduates
How to Apply
Admission Requirements
To apply, please submit the following items:
- Transcripts from undergraduate institution and PA/NP program
- NPs will need a RNFA certificate
- Three letters of recommendation
- CV- including recreational and community service activities
- Personal Statement: Discuss anticipated strengths that you bring to the fellowship as well as professional knowledge, skill and or behavior that you wish to enhance.
Timetable
- Rolling application process
- Interviews occur in October and November.
- Fellowship starts end of January
Contact Us
Submit applications to:
Carilion Clinic Advanced Clinical Practitioner Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery
2331 Franklin Road
Roanoke, VA 24014
You may also submit an application electronically (preferred): bwwilliams@carilionclinic.org
