Physician Assistant Resident

Purpose

To provide the graduate Physician Assistant a unique and comprehensive educational

curriculum to achieve advanced training in orthopedic surgery, non-operative sports

medicine, and injury prevention.

Program Goals & Objectives

• Excellent and appropriate patient care is priority – always.
• Optimize efficiency in the management of patient injuries in both
• clinic and operating suites. Assist in the development of patient
• care ‘processes’ and ‘protocols’ that maximizes each patient’s
• timely recovery.
• Work as a team with physicians, fellow PAs, therapists, nurses,
• medical assistants, radiologic and surgical techs, and all other
• ancillary staff. All play a role, and all are important to the eventual
• outcome of the patient.
• Upon completion, the PA resident will have an in-depth
• understanding of multiple subspecialties within orthopedics,
• demonstrate highly effective physical exam skills, critical thinking,
• decision making, and operative techniques including first assist.
• Retain highly qualified and educated PAs who wish to continue
• enhancing their skills and education with Direct Orthopedic Care
• Develop the healthcare business skills required to independently
• practice in nonoperative orthopedics.

Curriculum

Our program will consist of a 12-month integrated didactic and clinical curriculum. Our didactics

will be based around the Orthobullets orthopedic surgeon residency curriculum. Clinical

rotations will be grouped into 4-week modules based on subspecialty. The residents will

participate in outpatient clinics, inpatient rounding, first-assist in the operating room, exposure

to radiology, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and sports rehabilitation. Experiences include but are

not limited to sports medicine, arthroplasty, trauma, and hand. An in-depth orientation

Ideal Candidate

The Direct Orthopedic Care PA Residency Program is seeking highly energetic physician

assistants who are passionate about orthopedics and looking to improve their clinical skills in

addition their knowledge on how to build a successful nonoperative orthopedic surgical

practice. While this opportunity will expose the residents to the operating room, first

assisting, and perioperative care of orthopedic patient, the main focus will be on

nonoperative orthopedics.

Requirements

• Graduate from an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program
• NCCPA certified (may apply and interview if eligible)
• Transcripts from Physician Assistant program
• 2 letters of recommendation
• Current CV
• Personal Statement
• Texas PA license (or pending application)