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On behalf of the UAB orthopaedic residents – Welcome!

We encourage you to contact us for more information about the field of orthopaedic surgery and about our residency program. Spending time with us clinically will afford you ample opportunities to ask questions in a relaxed one-on-one environment. Residents can serve as mentors to help guide you through the residency application process or even help with your selection of a medical specialty. Please email residents Addison Cimino or Katie Frith with any questions about getting involved with shadowing or the opportunities listed below.

We love having students join us on clinical rotations to learn firsthand about orthopaedics, as this is the best way - and usually one of the only ways - to gain exposure to the wide field of orthopedics during medical school. For UAB medical students, your UAB badge is your ticket to this experience. As a UAB medical student, you can always join us in clinic, the OR, on the floor/ED/trauma bay, and gain hands-on experience. No matter what year medical student you are, shadowing can be a valuable experience as there is limited formal exposure to orthopaedics and musculoskeletal medicine in medical school. We love teaching and having students of all levels with us, as orthopaedics is very much a team sport!

If you are not a UAB medical student and would like to learn more about the program, please contact Cindy Perdue for help setting up a time to observe or to get in contact with a resident to help answer questions.

Shadowing and Clinical Involvement 

To contact the UAB Orthopaedic residents, reference the list of current residents. Feel free to email them directly. Remember to include your name, contact information including your cell phone number, and the rotation you wish to shadow. It is important to email them in advance of when you will arrive.