Orthopaedic Surgery

The McGill University Residency Program in orthopaedic surgery is a fully integrated program based at the Montreal General Hospital, the Montreal Children's Hospital, the Shriners Hospital, the Sir M.B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital. These institutions have a total of over 200 beds devoted to orthopaedic surgery and fractures, and most have busy clinics and emergency services.

The program is approved by the Royal College and the Collège des médecins du Québec, and meets the requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

This program involves five years of training post M.D. degree. The first year is core surgical training including general surgery, critical care, and rotations to various surgical specialties. The training is then completed with four years of clinical orthopaedic surgery, which includes subspecialty rotations and general orthopaedics. Appointment is made through the CaRMS and NRMP matches. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early in their career as possible. Yearly re-appointment to more senior level depends on satisfactory performance and academic effort.  Residents have progressively increasing responsibility for patient care in clinics, wards and operating rooms. Weekly hospital and subspecialty conferences and teaching rounds are held in all hospitals. A program of instruction including basic science and clinical topics related to orthopaedic surgery is held on a weekly basis with the time being protected for all residents to attend. Excellent departmental library facilities are maintained. Residents participate in clinical research projects and are involved in the teaching of medical students.

 rev November 28, 2008