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| St. Luke's-Roosevelt
Hospital Center Mission Statement The primary mission of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is to provide
care of the highest quality to all orthopaedic patients presenting to
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, regardless of the patient’s
race, religion, sexual orientation or ability to pay. To accomplish this
task, we have an outstanding attending staff with fellowship training
in all of the subspecialties of orthopaedic surgery. All of the attendings
are board certified or board eligible and in the process of obtaining
board certification. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (SLRHC) was formed in 1979
upon the merger of St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals. Hence, SLRHC
consists of two sites located along Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West
Side of Manhattan. There is a continual flux of attendings, house staff,
patients, and administrative personnel between these two sites. SLRHC
is considered a single institution. The St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Orthopaedic Surgery program is an accredited
five-year program with three residents in each year. The PGY-1 year is
designed to give the first year residents experience in the surgical and
non-surgical care of patients. They gain experience in and develop an
understanding of surgical anesthesia, multi-system trauma, plastic surgery/burn
care, intensive care and vascular surgery. This is accomplished with rotations
on each of these services. In addition, the residents will spend three
months on the orthopaedic service during this year. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery maintains an active clinical research
program. Residents are required to attend monthly research meetings. Each
resident is required to participate in at least one research project which
produces a manuscript of publishable quality. As a result, multiple national
presentations have been made and multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts have
been published. PGY-1: This year has been specifically designed to include the program requirements delineated by the Residency Review Committee. Each resident will spend no more than twelve weeks on the orthopaedic service. Monthly rotations will be done on anesthesia, emergency room, burns/plastics and ICU. The remainder of the year is spent within the department of General Surgery, where exposure is gained to multi-system trauma, general surgery and vascular surgery. PGY-2: This year of orthopaedic residency is spent at the St. Luke’s site in a structured setting for didactic and practical instruction under the close supervision of the attending staff and PGY-5 orthopaedic residents. When on call, residents are the first line of orthopaedic consultation from our Level I emergency department and for inpatient consultations. In this capacity, residents perform initial evaluations, admission procedures and/or emergency room treatment, and provide clinic coverage. The clinics include general orthopaedics, fractures, spine, hand, and pediatrics. PGY-2’s perform and assist in a full spectrum of orthopaedic surgery. By the end of the year, the PGY-2 will be able to perform a complete musculoskeletal evaluation and will begin to feel comfortable with advanced trauma management. Attendance at all academic conferences is required. PGY-3: During the third post graduate year, an emphasis is placed upon enhancing surgical skills in the operating room and fostering the principles of non-operative and operative treatment. This year includes four months on the Hand Service at the Roosevelt site, four months of general orthopaedics and trauma at the Roosevelt site, two months at Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center on the Bone Tumor Service, and a two month period dedicated to Research, as well as exposure to Radiology and Rehabilitation. The Research rotation is primarily based at the Columbia University School of Bio-engineering. PGY-4: As a senior member of the orthopaedic team, the
fourth-year resident begins to assume greater responsibility in patient
management and surgical decision making. In addition, they assist in educating
the more junior residents and the rotating medical students. There are a total of fifteen residents in the Department of Orthopaedic
surgery, three each year, and they come from all parts of the country.
The following medical schools are currently represented at our program: Admission to the Orthopaedic Residency Program at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt
Hospital Center is governed by the hospital bylaws and by the requirements
of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. Applications
for positions are accepted from qualified students who have received an
MD degree from an accredited medical school, at the time of entry into
the program. The Program offers equal opportunity to all individuals who
have the necessary qualifications. The Department of Orthopaedics maintains compliance with the New York State Department 405 regulations governing resident work hours by monitoring the hours worked by its residents. In addition, residents are to have one 24-hour period of time off every week. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center has entered into a collective bargaining agreement and the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) has been certified by the NLRB as the representative for all house staff employed by SLRHC. All House Staff Officers covered by the CIR agreement shall, as a condition of employment, become and remain members of the CIR/SEOU in good standing during the term of their employment with periodic dues uniformly required as a condition of membership. In accordance with the CIR agreement, the PGY salary scale is as follows:
APARTMENT RENTALS AND HOUSING The Hospital provides housing to residents in ACGME and ADA approved programs who submit an application and the appropriate deposit by a specific cut-off date. The Hospital Center owns and operates three apartment buildings (at 515 West 59th Street and 10 Amsterdam Avenue near Roosevelt Hospital and at 501 West 113th Street near St. Luke’s Hospital) for this purpose. The Real Estate Office makes all rent determinations, and rent is deducted automatically from residents’ paychecks. The Hospital Center understands the need to provide housing at a cost that is fair and consistent with applicable laws and market conditions. Terms of the current CIR agreement provide that the increase in rent will not exceed 5% in any year. Only the resident and immediate family (spouse/partner and children only)
who live in the apartment full time are eligible for housing. Parents,
siblings, other relatives, and live-in help are not eligible for housing
or considered for the apartment size. For more information, see the attached
Real Estate information sheet of Rental Rates and Assignment Priorities
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