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An assessment of orthopedic surgery residency program websites

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The competitiveness of the orthopedic surgery specialty combined with the unclear impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residency recruitment has presented significant challenges to applicants and residency program directors during the pandemic. With limited in-person opportunities in the 2020-2021 application cycle, applicants have had to gauge chances and best fit by browsing program websites.

In an observational study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research Medical Education, Sean Tabaie, M.D., orthopaedic surgeon at Children’s National Hospital, and co-authors assessed the accessibility and content of accredited orthopedic surgery residency program websites during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The authors looked at a total of 189 accredited orthopedic surgery residency programs that were identified using the online database of the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAs). They found that most residency program websites offered program details and an overview of educational and research opportunities, however, few addressed the virtual transition of interviews and sub-internships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read the full article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research Medical Education.

Benjamin Martin and Anjna Melwani

Children’s National orthopaedic surgery experts prepare for the 2018 POSNA annual meeting

The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) will hold its 2018 annual meeting May 9-12, 2018 in Austin, TX. POSNA is dedicated to improving the care of children with musculoskeletal disorders through education, research and advocacy. Along with 1,400 othopeadic surgeons, physicians and other health care professionals, experts from Children’s National will attend and participate in the following activities:

  • Matthew Oetgen, M.D., M.B.A., Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, along with hospitalists Rita Fleming, M.D., and Anjna Melwani, M.D., will give a presentation on quality, safety and value titled, “Hospitalist co-management of pediatric orthopedic patients improves outcomes and quality processes.”
  • Danielle Putur, M.D., Miguel Pelton, M.D., Niharika Patel, M.P.H., and Emily Niu, M.D., will present a poster titled, “ACL growth with age in the skeletally immature: an MRI study.”
  • Benjamin Martin, M.D., will present a poster titled, “The effectiveness of intrathecal morphine compared to oral methadone for postoperative pain control after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.”
Benjamin Martin, M.D., and Anjna Melwani, M.D., are among the experts from Children’s National who will be presenting at the POSNA annual meeting.

Benjamin Martin, M.D., and Anjna Melwani, M.D., are among the experts from Children’s National who will be presenting at the POSNA annual meeting.

As a newly elected POSNA board member, Dr. Oetgen will also preside over the clinical award session, as well as chair the Spine Subspecialty Day, which is designed to update surgeons on current, cutting-edge topics and provide tips and tricks on a range of issues related to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and moderate a discussion at this year’s meeting.

Additionally, Benjamin Martin, M.D., recently won the 2017 POSNA Clinical Trials Planning Grant – “The Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures: A Clinical Trials Planning Grant.”

Visit the POSNA website to find out more information on this year’s conference.