Doctors Medical Center orthopedic residents earn high scores — 5 takeaways

Orthopedic

The orthopedic surgery residents at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, Calif., scored in the top two percent in an AAOS examination of training programs in North America, according to The Modesto Bee.

Here are five takeaways:

 

1. The eight interns in the orthopedic residency program at Doctors Medical Center took the daylong examination in November and scored in the 98th percentile.

 

2. The exam, given by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, tested the knowledge of interns in 239 training programs in the United States and Canada.

 

3. The local residency program was created three years ago by the Valley Consortium for Medical Education in Modesto.

 

4. In July, four new residents will enter the five-year program under the guidance of Marc A. Trzeciak, DO, of Sutter Medical Network in Modesto.

 

5. The Modesto area currently has a deficit of six orthopedic surgeons and the shortage is expected to worsen in the next five years, with the projected deficit at 10 orthopedic surgeons by 2020.

 

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