The UCSF-Fresno Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomes and invites you to learn more about our excellent, five-year residency program in orthopaedic surgery. Established in 2010, our mission is to train the next generation of knowledgeable, technically skilled surgeons, who will provide high quality, comprehensive orthopaedic care. Our fully ACGME-accredited residency provides outstanding surgical training, didactic education, and abundant research opportunities, with a focus on cultivating a supportive, collegial environment among residents and faculty. There is a strong emphasis on obtaining early, hands-on experience in the inpatient, outpatient, and operating room settings. Training is focused primarily at Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC), the Central Valley’s only level 1 trauma center, with a catchment area of over 15,000 mi2 serving 4.3 million people, offering a full spectrum of interesting clinical cases.
Graduates of our program have matched into a multitude of orthopaedic subspecialty fellowships, and advanced into successful careers, both in academic and private settings.
Program Highlights
- Training is based at the highest volume Level I Trauma Center in the State of California.
- Our catchment area population of 4.3 million provides residents with a truly robust and diverse clinical experience.
- Balance: Every orthopaedic sub-specialty is represented by fellowship-trained faculty.
- With a faculty to resident ratio greater than 2:1, residents experience a high level of direct, 1:1 interaction with attendings, particularly in the operating room.
- A program philosophy that promotes a graduated increase of autonomy, with the goal of producing independent surgeons confident in their technical abilities.
