Residency Question

[alparkeruab]

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I was looking on the AACPM website and I found this link: http://www.apma.org/s_apma/bin.asp?C...0&DOC=FILE.pdf

Does the auth pos part mean the number of residents each program can take? If so, the number of residents each program takes seems extremely low. How do the pod residencies have enough slots to accomodate the graduating pod students each year?

 

[alparkeruab]

Also, how detrimental would it be to a future pod's career to do a 2 year residency instead of a 3 year residency?

 

[HenryH]

Aren't they all going to be converted to PM&S-36 residencies over the next few years?

 

[jonwill]

If you don't really ever plan on doing rearfoot/ankle surgery, a two year residency is sufficient. People who don't do 3 years cannot sit for rearfoot/ankle boards. But as stated above, it seems that the push right now is for all programs to become three years. The majority already are.

 

[Feli]

...Does the auth pos part mean the number of residents each program can take? If so, the number of residents each program takes seems extremely low. How do the pod residencies have enough slots to accomodate the graduating pod students each year?...

Most programs are accredited to take 1-5 residents per year, but there are around 200 hospitals with a pod residency and ~425 entry level spots. It's always in a bit of flux with a few programs opening/closing or adding/reducing spots.

http://www.casprcrip.org/html/casprcrip/directory.asp

The goal is to have the number of grads nearly equal to the number of entry level spots and, in turn, the need for new practicing DPMs. There has been a slight to significant surplus of residency spots over the last decade, but some programs offer much higher amounts of academics and surgery (especially rearfoot) than others can.

 

[mdancer7]

Hey guys! Does anyone know what a frame application is? This might be a dumb question I dunno.

 

[Feli]

Hey guys! Does anyone know what a frame application is? This might be a dumb question I dunno.

Frame = ring fixator

There are different types of external fixation, but "frame" generally means a ring, or at least hybrid (partial ring), type of fixator. They are difficult to learn and apply, and ring fixators have fairly limited, but important, indications for treatment of advanced cases in foot and ankle sugery. Frames can be static (basically fixed in one position) or dynamic (easily adjustable). There's a picture of one dynamic frame, the Taylor Spatial Frame, in jonwill's avatar. Two other popular ones are the more static models like the Ilizarov or RingFix...

More info...
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/ilizarov_technique
http://www.totalsmallbone.com/us/products/foot_ankle/ringfix.php4
http://global.smith-nephew.com/master/TAYLOR_SPATIAL_FRAME_21300.htm
http://global.smith-nephew.com/us/deformitycorrection/ILIZAROV_EXTERNAL_FXR_OVW_13957.htm

 

[mdancer7]

Thanks Feli for the info!!!!!!!!

 

[iceman69]

What does not participating on the CASPR info sheet (viewable from the aforementioned link above) mean exactly? It looks like Temple, and Northern Colorado Medical Centre and a few others are not participating the the 2009 match. Does this mean that those programmes are closing or no longer accepting residents, or does it mean that you have to work something out with them individually? I thought that the Temple residency was pretty solid...

 

[Feli]

What does not participating on the CASPR info sheet (viewable from the aforementioned link above) mean exactly? It looks like Temple, and Northern Colorado Medical Centre and a few others are not participating the the 2009 match. Does this mean that those programmes are closing or no longer accepting residents, or does it mean that you have to work something out with them individually? I thought that the Temple residency was pretty solid...

It's early. That will be updated monthly. Those programs probably just don't have their paperwork done yet.