University of Hawaii

Chairman & PD: Robert Atkinson
Location: Honolulu, HI
Spots: 2 (one 5 yr, one 6 yr)

Reputation: Middle tier university program at community hospital with highly desirable location. Known to prefer locals or applicants with special connection to the islands.

Pros: Strong in sports with lots of Kerlan-Jobe trained attendings. Only major trauma center on all islands. Light call schedule after second yr. Scheduled weekend cases rare. Very tight group of residents and attendings. Small program with no fellows. It’s in Honolulu – enough said.

Cons: Trauma volume can be low and varies by season. Single attending in some specialties. No foot/ankle or tumor attending. Busy second year with all 12 months of trauma.

Final Word: Solid program for hand and sports, OK in others. You would be lucky to get this jackpot combination of both an Ortho program and living in paradise.

Website: http://hawaiiresidency.org/orthopaedics/index.html

Rotation Information: Heavily favors rotators. However, only two residency positions available.

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If you are a student, resident, attending or have recently rotated, please feel free to post any information, additions, changes, or comments.

Comments

[student]

there is one tumor attending (dr. singer) and a new traumatologist coming back to practice.