What to Expect

The Council on Podiatric Medicine outlines guidelines on the amount of foot and ankle surgery required for completion of a Podiatric Surgery Residency. Here at The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati surgical numbers far exceed the minimum requirements. Despite the magnitude of surgical cases, the quality of surgical, hands-on training remains the focus. All aspects of foot and ankle surgery are taught including pediatrics, diabetic limb salvage, foot and ankle trauma, skeletal external fixation, forefoot and rearfoot surgery and reconstruction. The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati is a teaching hospital with teaching services for internal medicine and general surgery residents. A significant portion of training comes not only from the podiatric physicians but also from orthopedic, vascular, general, and plastic surgeons.

In the past, graduating residents have averaged 1,000 – 2,000 foot and ankle procedures during their three years of training. The Director of Podiatric Medical Education at Jewish Hospital is Cary L. Copeland, DPM, FACFAS.

Listed below are the cumulative surgical proceedures for 2008-2009.

2008-2009 PGY-1	A	B	C	Total
Digital Surgery	0	5	109	114
First Ray Surgery	0	10	73	83
Soft Tissue	0	19	143	162
Lesser Metatarsal	0	11	71	82
Rear Foot-Ankle	0	60	31	91
Total	0	105	427	532
2008-2009 PGY-2 (Cumulative)	A	B	C	Total
Digital Surgery	0	18	186	204
First Ray Surgery	0	15	136	151
Soft Tissue	0	29	229	258
Lesser Metatarsal	0	21	125	146
Rear Foot-Ankle	0	78	123	201
Total	0	161	799	960
2008-2009 PGY-3 (Chief, Cumultative)	A	B	C	Total
Digital Surgery	0	63	277	340
First Ray Surgery	0	43	209	252
Soft Tissue	0	88	404	492
Lesser Metatarsal	0	45	152	197
Rear Foot-Ankle	0	92	330	422
Total	0	331	1372	1703

KEY: PGY = Post-graduate Year, A = Observation, B = Scrub, C = Scrub and finish at least 50% of all cases.