Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship
About
Program Overview
The Carilion Clinic – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship is a brand new one-year fellowship program under the direction of program director Thomas Shuler, M.D.
Carilion Clinic hosts a busy level one trauma center in Southwest Virginia. We serve a population of over one million people within a ten thousand square mile footprint with our fair share of pediatric and geriatric patients. There is a high volume of multiply injured/polytrauma patients with complex and general fracture patterns. Our department has 5 traumatologist attendings trained at notable trauma fellowship programs including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Harvard Combined Program, Carolinas Medical Center, Saint Louis University, and Tampa General Hospital. We implemented a new trauma fellowship program due to the high clinical volume, increasing faculty, and abundant educational opportunities experienced at our facilities.
Our program currently offers two non-accredited positions with the intent to receive ACGME accreditation in the future. The fellowship will be a one-on-one mentorship model with the goal of developing the fellows in all aspects of patient focused quality care including clinical and surgical skills, and research. In addition to contributing to the orthopaedic trauma team, fellows will participate in resident education and produce a minimum of one research study of publishable quality.
Virginia Tech Carilion Partnership
Carilion Clinic is closely associated with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, now a college of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, both located only blocks away from the Institute for Orthopaedics and Neurosciences. Our strong academic curriculum will ensure a robust knowledge of the clinical and scientific principles guiding management of trauma conditions.
Department specs
Academic Affiliation
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
- Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
- University of Virginia (Roanoke Program)
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Kent State University
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Curriculum
The Carilion Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is the largest academic orthopaedic practice in the state of Virginia, with 40 board-certified orthopaedic physicians and 20 advanced clinical practitioners. The department includes subspecialty fellowship-trained physicians in all areas of orthopaedics. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is Carilion’s flagship facility and the region’s only level one trauma center.
Program Director: Thomas E Shuler, M.D.
Program Mentors: Thomas E Shuler, M.D.; Franco Coniglione, D.O.; Cody Evans, M.D.; Trevor Owen, M.D.; Jesse Seamon, M.D.
Common Conditions Treated:
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All adult and pediatric fractures
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Pelvis and acetabulum fractures
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Periprosthetic factures
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Hardware failure
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Post traumatic arthritis
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Post traumatic deformity
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Post traumatic osteomyelitis
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Malunion and nonunion
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Limb deformity
There is also opportunity for exposure to other subdisciplines.
Graduates
How to Apply
Admission Requirements
Send the following information to Dr. Thomas E Shuler: teshuler@carilionclinic.org
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Curriculum Vitae
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USMLE Scores: Steps 1, 2, and 3
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Cover Letter
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Personal Statement
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Two to three Reference Letters
Accepting Applications: Now.
Fellowship Start and End Date: July 1 – June 30, annually
Schedule and Tracks
Tracks
Fellowship Qualifications
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Passed all three steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
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Be able to obtain full medical license in the state of Virginia
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Have successfully completed an accredited orthopaedic surgery program
Foreign medical graduates are eligible if they have completed an accredited orthopaedic surgery program and are permanent residents of the USA. Individuals requiring visa sponsorship are ineligible.
Fellowship Start and End Date: July 1 – June 30, annually
