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Orthopedic Surgery Residency

We offer a small faculty-to-resident ratio and perform about 5,000 orthopedic surgical cases a year.

The Orthopedic Surgery Residency program at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, is a five-year program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Almost a century ago, Baylor Dallas began training orthopedic surgeons, graduating its first orthopedic resident in 1921. Baylor Dallas is also credited for training the first female orthopedic surgeon in the United States, Ruth Jackson.

Our residents have the opportunity to study in a large, high-volume urban tertiary hospital with a Level I trauma designation. Our residents also have the unique opportunity for quality one-on-one time with the attendings.

We accept three residents per year.

Curriculum

Residents will complete rotations in:

  • Emergency medicine
  • General surgery
  • Trauma
  • Anesthesia
  • Surgical intensive care
  • Musculoskeletal radiology
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation
  • Sports medicine
  • Adult reconstruction
  • Hand medicine
  • Foot and ankle medicine
  • Spine medicine

Joint and tumor didactics are held weekly.

There are monthly research meetings with our research team.

Resident case conferences, during which residents present past cases to peers and attendings, are held weekly.

Didactics are held weekly for two hours; days and times vary month to month. Each cover different orthopedic subspecialties, including:

  • Trauma
  • Adult reconstruction
  • Shoulder
  • Sports
  • Hand
  • Foot and ankle
  • Spine
  • Musculoskeletal oncology
  • Basic science

The department of Orthopedic Surgery has a number of ongoing clinical research projects in many aspects of orthopedic care. Orthopedic Surgery residents are encouraged and required to participate in, as well as complete and submit for publication, clinical research in orthopedics.

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How to Apply

We use the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) using the electronic resident application system (ERAS). Only applications submitted through ERAS will be considered.

Application deadline is October 15.

Visit ERAS to apply

Application Requirements

Applicants with one of the following qualifications are eligible for appointment to either ACGME-accredited or TMB- or ADA-approved programs:

  • Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
  • Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada (International Medical Graduates - IMGs) who meet the following qualifications:
    • Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates prior to appointment
    • Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US licensing jurisdiction in which they are training
    • Possess a Green card or procure a J-1 visa
    • H1B visas are not sponsored by BUMC for Housestaff training; Baylor sponsors only J-1 visas for housestaff training
  • Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school
  • Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the (LCME) who are not United States citizens who meet the following qualifications:
    • Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US licensing jurisdiction in which they are training
    • Possess a Green card or procure a J-1 visa
    • H1B visas are not sponsored by BUMC for Housestaff training; Baylor sponsors only J-1 visas for housestaff training
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.

Contact Us

Anna Bingham, MS
Phone: 214.820.3469
Fax: 214.820.1988
Anna.Bingham@BSWHealth.org

Verification Requests: BUMCGMEVerifications@BSWHealth.org

Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Baylor University Medical Center
6th Floor, Hoblitzelle
3500 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246

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