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Orthopedics

Code447
SchoolSchool of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Orthopedics
DegreeSpecialty (Residency)
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Program Description: 

The amazing development in orthopedics during recent couple of years is not comparable with 35 years ago when the first orthopedics curriculum was published in Islamic Republic of Iran.

Although Now a days, there are multiple subspecialties in this field which are beneficial for only 10- 15% of orthopedics patients, the remaining 85-90% of patients should be taken care by general orthopedics specialists.

In this program the fields of general orthopedics competencies and skills necessary to manage that 8590% of population needs will be covered.

Definition

Orthopedics is a residency Training  program to manage Trauma  injuries, congenital malformation and acquired diseases involving bones, joints, soft tissues and spine.

Objectives:

Specific Competencies and Skills

At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills:

Limbs and Spine Physical Exam

Interpretation of Related MRI, CT scan, Bone Scan

Appropriate Management of Multiple Trauma Patients

Fractures Closed Reduction and Pin Fixation

Fractures or Dislocations: Closed Reduction and Operative PIN Fixation

Non Trauma Surgeries:

  • Hand and Arm
  • Foot and Leg
  • Spine
  • Tumors
  • Shoulder
  • Elbow
  • Knee

Trauma Surgeries:

  • Handa & Arms
  • Foot & Legs
  • Spine
  • Knee
  • ShouldeR
  • Hip & Pelvis

Neuromuscular Diseases

Infectious Osteoarthritis

Amputation

Hip and neck of Femur Surgery

Duration:

4 years

 

Admission Requirements

General Requirement: To apply for this program, you will need to fulfill a number of requirements, which can be found in the Graduate Admission Requirements.

Specific Requiremetns: Degree in General Physicians (M.D) or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) by one of the Iranian or foreign universities.

The eligible candidate should have successfully completed an approved general physician program and should be proficient in English or Persian.

Admission Deadline

Tehran University of Medical Sciences has a rolling application system and reviews student applications all year round.

However, the deadline for the September intake is June 31.

Education Fees and Yearly Expenses

For complete and comprehensive information about fees and expenses, please refer to the Education Fees and Yearly Expenses section.

Table: The overall structure of the course

Level of Residency (Year )

Location

Contents

Duration

1st  

Emergency ward of

General Surgery

 

Training in fundamentals of General Surgery emergency specially related to Orthopedics

 

2 months

Orthopedics (Ward,

Clinic, Operation

Room)

Communication with

patients, History taking, Physical Examination, medical management, simple casting, splinting,  Ulcer Dressing, patients visit, discharge,…

10 months

2nd

 

elective

Training  courses related to orthopedics

1month

Orthopedics (Ward,

Clinic, Operation

Room)

Communication with

patients, History taking, Physical Examination, medical management, Fractures and casting, splinting, patients’ follow up; supervised simple Surgeries 

11months

3rd  

Artificial Limbs

Production Center 

Training in  courses related to Artificial

Limbs, Prosthesis and Orthosis 

1month

Rheumatology Ward 

Soft tissue and joints diseases 

1 month

Optional

Training in  courses related to Orthopedics

2months

Orthopedics (Ward,

Clinic, Operation

Room)

Consultation, Rotation in different orthopedics subspecialty fields in the ward, medical management, Fractures reduction and Casting, splinting, patients’ follow up; supervised complicated  Surgeries and independent Simple surgery performance 

8 months

4th  

Orthopedics (Ward,

Clinic, Operation

Room)

Supervision and training of junior Residents, Orthopedics  Educational

Program Scheduling for Medical Students and residents …

12months

Contact Information:

In case of any inquiries, you can contact the Office of International representative of the Department of Orthopedics Tehran University of Medical Sciences through the following:

Contact Person: Dr. Sadegh Saberi

Tel.: (+98 21) 8490 2388

Email  : mntahmasebi@gmail.com

Website: 

Address: Orthopedic Ward, Ground Floor, Shariati Hospital Tehran, Iran

To contact the Office of International Admissions, please use the following information:

Tel.: (+98 21) 8890 2090-93, Ext.: 169

Email: admission@tums.ac.ir

Address: No. 21, Dameshgh St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran 1416753955, Iran

 

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