Rising Global Opportunities Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We surveyed Orthopaedic Surgery Residency (OSR) programs to determine international opportunities by the academic institutional region within the United States, location of the international experience, duration, residency program year (PGY), funding source, and resident participation to date.

Design

We emailed a survey to all OSR programs in the United States to inquire about global opportunities in their residency programs. Further contact was made through an additional e-mail and up to three telephone calls. Data were analyzed using descriptive and chi-square statistics. This study was institutional review board exempt.

Setting

This research study was conducted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a tertiary care facility in conjunction with the

SUBMITTER: Pfeifer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7738025 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature