ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY

Students who complete an elective rotation with PCOM will be provided with graduated responsibility in a challenging academic environment, working closely with PCOM residents and clinical faculty. 

Non-Audition Season: January - May

 - Our non-audition season will start February 1, 2023 and end June 2, 2023. 

 - Currently, we are only able to accommodate PCOM medical students. 

 - Non-audition rotations will only be 2 weeks. 

As far as what to expect while on your 4 week rotation, you will spend time at: 

 - Main Line Heath system ( Lankenau Medical Center, Paoli Hospital)

 - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

 - Abington Hospital (Jefferson Health)

Duties while on service will include rounding,  helping with day to day floor responsibilities, and of course, OR case coverage. You will also have the opportunity to spend time in the office, predominately with the program chairman, Dr. John McPhilemy, but also with some of our core faculty. Students will attend our education on Thursdays from 2p-6p (Evans Hall Room 334A). You may be expected to read basic X-rays as well as discuss classifications and treatment options in commonly seen injuries. If involved in cases, you should be expected to know the basic musculoskeletal anatomy. Rounding and case coverage on the weekends with the junior residents is optional, but encouraged.

Required documents to have when setting up an elective IN-PERSON AUDITION rotation:

Pre-Approval Required Documents:

• Photo*
• CV*
• COMLEX 1*
• Personal statement
• Elective Application (PDF)

• Transcript*
• Copy of health insurance card (front and back)
• Certificate of malpractice insurance (minimum of $1 million/$3 million, current at time of rotation)
• Letter of good standing*
• PA state criminal background check (within six months of the requested rotation dates)*
• PA FBI fingerprinting clearance (within six months of the requested rotation dates)*
  • We will only accept the fingerprinting certificate from the Department of Human Services, not the CJIS- Criminal Justice Information Services certificate from the Department of Justice.
    
  • If you are non-PA resident, once you click on the hyperlink of IdentGO, scroll down to the bottom of the website and click on "Pennsylvania Non-Resident Cardscan Instructions" for further instructions.
    
  • Please don't send in your actual fingerprint card, it will not be accepted.
    
• PA child abuse clearance (within six months of the requested rotation dates)*
• Immunization records*
• PPD test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
• Flu shot verification (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
• Mask fit test results (within one year of the requested rotation dates)*
• Affiliation agreements are needed for Non-PCOM students, please check with your school to confirm that an agreement between PCOM and your school is in place in order to complete your audition or non-audition request.

To set up your rotation please email Residency Program Coordinator, Angelica Lopez, at angeliclo@pcom.edu.

Policies updated as of 1/7/2023.

Please note any of these requirements are subject to change as we are trying to accommodate as best as possible during this time.