Orthopedic Surgery Residency Columbia - Chief Residents' Welcome

Thank you for your interest in our program. We’ve loved our time here at the Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program and hope to highlight some of the reasons why we would choose it again.  

As a resident, whether you’re an intern or a chief, you have an unparalleled operative experience. Beginning on day one, you have opportunities to get into the operating room. This creates a strong foundation for your training as an orthopedic surgeon and allows you to have graduated autonomy. 

Our research department has grown under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Jackson as our research director. The department assists with grant writing, IRB completion, project maintenance and submission. Each resident participates as the primary investigator on a mentored project with the goal of a publication or presentation at a regional or national meeting. Our current residents have presented at AAOS, AOA, Southern Orthopaedic Association, South Carolina Orthopaedic Association, South Carolina Medical Association, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, OREF/ORS Resident Research Symposia, Kimbrough Moore Resident Research Day, AOFAS, American College of Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine, and the Prisma Health Resident Research Day.

Our curriculum is composed of a didactic schedule with a daily morning conference which allows us to review a variety of topics utilizing the ROCK curriculum. The rotations as a resident revolve around a two-year rotation cycle where we work with all subspecialties. During your second and fourth year, you rotate on Hand/Upper Extremity, Sports, Trauma and Pediatrics. During your third and fifth year, you rotate on Spine, Foot and Ankle, Joints and General. As a third year during your General rotation, you spend 4 weeks in Greenville for Tumor. During your rotations you will see both the academic and private aspects of medicine, allowing you to see different practice models. 

Overall, our program’s greatest strength is the residents. As we have grown as a residency, we have striven to keep our crew close. We truly enjoy spending time with each other outside of the hospital. Whether it is having a family dinner, exploring the Soda City market, floating the river or relaxing on Lake Murray, we are a family. Each year the entire residency attends the South Carolina Orthopaedic Association (SCOA) meeting with our spouses and significant others on Kiawah Island, which is another unique opportunity for us to bond. Our goal is to create a culture where you can develop and cultivate your surgical skills, become a fantastic orthopedic surgeon, and grow as a physician and person.

We hope you continue your pursuit into orthopedics and take a trip to Columbia. If you have any questions along the way, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to meeting you during interviews

David Edelman, MD

Julia Prodoehl, MD