University Hospital

Our clerkship offers a high-yield, hands-on experience with a strong emphasis on trauma, surgical decision-making, and resident-level preparation. Students are exposed to a busy clinical and operative environment, with case workups designed to strengthen board-style thinking, interview readiness, and practical application of foot and ankle principles. In addition to clinical exposure, students participate in labs, suture workshops, and extracurricular educational events alongside attendings and residents. The experience also includes interview preparation with Dr. Bernatsky, guest lectures from leaders in the field, and opportunities to engage directly with the residency team in a supportive academic setting. Our goal is to provide students with meaningful exposure, mentorship, and preparation for both residency interviews and future training.

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The primary teaching facility for Rutgers NJ Med School and an Academic Health Center, we offer comprehensive surgical and clinical exposure beyond CPME requirements. Offering wide foot and ankle pathology including diabetic limb salvage, elective reconstruction, trauma, Charcot neuroarthropathy. Our 4 core attendings include the Dept. Chair and 3 fellowship-trained faculty bring advanced skills in podiatry Sports Medicine, Reconstructive and Trauma Surgery, and Charcot/Limb Salvage. Faculty regularly lecture at national conferences and participate in key podiatric organizations like ACFAS and ABFAS. Residents are fully integrated with allopathic peers, providing collaborative, multidisciplinary training. Post-op patients are seen in the podiatry clinic for continuity of care and more experience. Residents may access on-campus medical library, surgical skills labs, and many academic resources, and weekly academic sessions. Residents are encouraged to participate in research.