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The order of the rotations in the R1 year are assigned by the General Surgery Department. Each class determines the order of their rotations in the R2-R5 years. When possible, similar rotations are scheduled sequentially (ie, in the R4 year, the Hand rotation at one hospital is followed by the Hand rotation at the other).

R1 Schedule- rotations are in four week blocks

• Orthopaedic trauma (three- one month blocks at Harborview Medical Center)
• Rheumatology (multiple clinical sites)
• ER (Harborview Medical Center)
• Burns/ Plastics (University of Washington Medical Center or Harborview Medical Center)
• Pediatric Surgery (Children's Hospital Medical Center)
• General Surgery/ Vascular/ Cardiac surgery (a total of five months at the University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, and/or VA)
• EVATS (includes two weeks of vacation, one week of coverage, and one week of independent surgical skills)

R2 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks

• General Orthopaedics (VA)
• Hand and Microvascular Surgery (Harborview Medical Center)
• Spine (Harborview Medical Center)
• Adult Tumor (University of Washington Medical Center)
• Pediatric Tumor (Children's Hospital Medical Center)
• Trauma- (three- six week blocks at Harborview Medical Center)

R3 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks

• General Orthopaedics (VA)
• Pediatrics (two- six week blocks at Children's Hospital Medical Center)
• Joints (two- six week blocks at the University of Washington Medical Center & Roosevelt Bone and Joint Surgery Center)
• Sports (two- six week blocks at the University of Washington Medical Center & UW Sports Medicine Clinic)
• Research (take call at Children's Hospital Medical Center)- Publication is required

R4 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks

• General Orthopaedics (Virginia Mason Hospital)
• General Orthopaedics (VA)
• Spine (University of Washington Medical Center)
• Spine (Harborview Medical Center)
• Shoulder & Elbow (University of Washington Medical Center & Roosevelt Bone and Joint Surgery Center)
• Hand and Microvascular Surgery (University of Washington Medical Center)
• Hand and Microvascular Surgery (Harborview Medical Center)
• Foot & ankle (Harborview Medical Center)

R5 Schedule- rotations are in six week blocks

• General Orthopaedics (two- six week blocks at the VA)
• General Orthopaedics (University of Washington Medical Center)
• Pediatrics (Chief at Children's Hospital Medical Center)
• Trauma (three- six week blocks as chief at Harborview Medical Center)
• Night float/ Research (Harborview Medical Center)