A level-one trauma center with an active orthopaedic trauma service, Rhode Island Hospital offers a unique opportunity to manage a high volume of shoulder and elbow fractures.  The Shoulder and Elbow service is also a tertiary referral center for total shoulder and elbow replacement for southern Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.  

Rhode Island Hospital is the major teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.  Fellows are expected to participate in weekly didactic and indications conferences and play an active role in teaching residents and medical students.  The orthopaedic residency program has six residents per year, and there is one PGY-4 resident  rotating on the shoulder and elbow service.  The usual schedule includes outpatient surgery on Mondays and Fridays, in patient surgery on Thursdays, and private office hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  In addition, the fellow runs and supervises the shoulder clinic at Rhode Island Hospital and also performs shoulder and elbow surgical procedures one day each month at the Providence VA Medical Center.   

There is an active research lab (Rhode Island Hospital Orthopaedic Foundation), an outstanding opportunity for both clinical and basic science (molecular biology and biomechanics) research projects.  There are also extensive opportunities to carry out clinical outcomes research.  The fellow is expected to complete at least one basic science and one clinical research project during their fellowship year.  The fellow is also encouraged to assist in the preparation of manuscripts, book chapters, and journal articles.   

Conveniently located between Boston and New York City, Providence is a vibrant coastal city located on Narragansett Bay with great restaurants and cultural activities. Rhode Island is also home to Newport and some of the most beautiful beaches in New England.

This program is an ASES-recognized fellowship match.