Orthopaedic trauma fellows spend their time in downtown Indianapolis. Training is conducted in one of two hospitals in the heart of the city, with limited opportunities to work in a local pediatric hospital.
IU Health Methodist Hospital
Nearly all clinical training for the Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship occurs at IU Health Methodist Hospital. This facility in the heart of Indianapolis is home to the state’s most established Level I Adult Trauma Center and sees more than 3,600 trauma patients annually.
IU Health is the No. 1 hospital system in Indiana and Indianapolis. It is Indiana’s only health care system to be nationally ranked 25 years in a row in the U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Hospitals” guide.
IU Health Senate Street Surgery Center
IU Health Senate Street Surgery Center is an outpatient surgery center at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. It has eight fully equipped, technologically advanced operating rooms.
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Riley Hospital for Children
Trauma fellows occasionally have an opportunity to work on the complex cases that emerge at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health — home to the state’s only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center. The facility meets or exceeds the rigorous standards set by the American College of Surgeons.
International rotation
At IU School of Medicine, global health is about changing and improving health worldwide, particularly in resource-limited places. The school’s international footprint in health care practice, policy and research spans more than ten countries on four continents. Fellows and faculty in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Trauma Fellowship routinely participate in one- and two-week international rotations in Eldoret, Kenya. There, fellows engage in case conferences, provide didactic presentations and scrub in daily to assist in surgery.
The international experience has been culturally enriching and very popular among both fellows and faculty.