How long is residency

jkjkjk said:

How long is orthopaedic surgery residency?

What if you want to specialize in the spine?

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16 weeks. 14 if you don't specialize.

Tired said:

16 weeks. 14 if you don't specialize.

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Sweet. I can't wait to pair my spine specialization training with the MBA I received from Phoenix University after just 12 hours online.

I'm on a roll.

NPR said:

Sweet. I can't wait to pair my spine specialization training with the MBA I received from Phoenix University after just 12 hours online.

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ITT Tech offers a combined MBA/Orthopaedic Surgery program.

Tired said:

ITT Tech offers a combined MBA/Orthopaedic Surgery program.

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NPR has standards though.

People ooh and ahh when you tell em you went to Phoenix University. It's similar to the reaction you get coming from Harvard. On a much larger scale.

Tiltnpse said:

People ooh and ahh when you tell em you went to Phoenix University. It's similar to the reaction you get coming from Harvard. On a much larger scale.

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At essentially identical tuition.

a hundred bucks the poster just looked at this link
http://www.allied-physicians.com/salary_surveys/physician-salaries.htm

Strength&Speed said:

a hundred bucks the poster just looked at this link
http://www.allied-physicians.com/salary_surveys/physician-salaries.htm

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Oh so you can make 7 digits in spine surgery?

I guess it's time to transfer out of my peds residency.

Tiltnpse said:

Oh so you can make 7 digits in spine surgery?

I guess it's time to transfer out of my peds residency.

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Of course they can, you just have to be in the right market and work enough.

Use the search function to the upper right.

1 year of spine $$=$$ 10 years of peds

jkjkjk said:

well i used the search function and i still couldnt find a straight answer

so could someone just tell me how long it is

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The online residency or the regular one?

Sorry jkjkjk, orthopods can be big jerks sometimes...

Residency can be variable lengths depending on how quickly you make progress. Personally, I've found the first few online modules to be quite straightforward and I'm hoping to get finished everything in 4 years. Specializing in spine takes a bit extra-most people find a chiropracter to shadow for anywhere from 6 months to a year.

I've heard about a program in Moldavia where you can get done in 3 years! Sounds great to me!

Best of luck!

coastal said:

Residency can be variable lengths depending on how quickly you make progress. Personally, I've found the first few online modules to be quite straightforward and I'm hoping to get finished everything in 4 years. Specializing in spine takes a bit extra-most people find a chiropracter to shadow for anywhere from 6 months to a year.

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The self-paced pathway was one of the things that attracted me to Ortho in the first place. Although I have to admit, I dislike having to attract my own practice patients. Once I had a final practical exam on the ACL, and I had to hit this dude with my car just to have someone to operate on(!)

If you don't like having to take that long to get Board Certified, there's always the Doctor of Nurse Practitioner in Orthopedics (DNPO) pathway. For more information on what they do, check the website for Doctoral Orthopaedic Nursing Guidelines (www.dong.org).

nsx said:

So in summary, residency is not as LONG if you go DONG..

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Excellent! Wish I had thought of that one.

coastal said:

Sorry jkjkjk, orthopods can be big jerks sometimes...

Residency can be variable lengths depending on how quickly you make progress. Personally, I've found the first few online modules to be quite straightforward and I'm hoping to get finished everything in 4 years. Specializing in spine takes a bit extra-most people find a chiropracter to shadow for anywhere from 6 months to a year.

I've heard about a program in Moldavia where you can get done in 3 years! Sounds great to me!

Best of luck!

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lol, what a great thread

Winner of funniest thread on SDN.

nsx said:

So in summary, residency is not as LONG if you go DONG..

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Looks like I should head over to the Urology forum!

5 years, more if you want to do a fellowship in something like spine

coastal said:

Sorry jkjkjk, orthopods can be big jerks sometimes...

Residency can be variable lengths depending on how quickly you make progress. Personally, I've found the first few online modules to be quite straightforward and I'm hoping to get finished everything in 4 years. Specializing in spine takes a bit extra-most people find a chiropracter to shadow for anywhere from 6 months to a year.

I've heard about a program in Moldavia where you can get done in 3 years! Sounds great to me!

Best of luck!

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hahahahahaha!

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DPT2MD said:

5 years, more if you want to do a fellowship in something like spine

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Knowingly spreading false information on SDN is a TOS violation.