Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

VMFH-St. Francis Hospital offers a 1 month clerkship/externship that focuses on surgical assisting for both elective and emergent foot and ankle cases. The 4th year student will work hand and hand with a resident to get the OR room set up as well as scrub foot and ankle surgical cases. The extern will also be expected to participate in weekly academics and give a short presentation. There is no clinic exposure during the month.

Residents typically log 300 or greater procedures per year. A large percentage of these procedures involve reconstruction and trauma in the rearfoot and ankle. Diverse, large group of attending staff including many rearfoot and ankle qualified or certified staff members. In addition, the program has a close relationship with orthopedics with opportunities to assist multiple orthopedic surgeons. Residents are required to give scientific presentations at regional meetings as well as be actively involved in research. The residency program is supported by a large, active GME department that provides opportunities to interact with residents from other specialties. Official start date for clinical duties is July 1 of the academic year but matching residents will need to be available by the middle of June to start the in person onboarding process.