Program Curriculum
The program is currently aligned with three of the Army's Orthopedic Surgery Residency programs at the following locations: Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; and William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas.
This program is an expanded version of the previous 12-month certificate residency. It was extended to an 18-month program due to increased roles and responsibilities of Physician Assistants as well as the requirement to expand and provide more capability to orthopedic and rehabilitative research initiatives supporting service members injured during deployments.
Didactic Instruction
| MCO 6350 | Introduction to Orthopaedic Clinical Evaluation and Procedures |
| MCO 6410 | Introduction to Upper Extremity Sports Injury Management |
| MCO 6411 | Introduction to Lower Extremity Sports Injury Management |
| MCO 6412 | Evaluation and Management of Hand and Elbow Disorders |
| MCO 6413 | Evaluation and Management of Foot and Ankle Disorders |
| MCO 6352 | Orthopaedic Evaluation and Management of Spine Disorders |
| MCO 6353 | Evaluation and Management of Neurologic Disorders |
| MCO 6354 | Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Orthopaedic Disorders |
| MCO 6414 | Evaluation and Management of Complex Wounds |
| MCO 6415 | Evaluation of Joint Arthritis and Trauma Managed with Joint Reconstruction |
| MCO 6416 | Musculoskeletal Oncology Evaluation and Management |
| MCO 6417 | Introduction to Evaluation and Management of Orthopaedic Trauma |
| MCO 6418 | Introduction to Evaluation and Management of General Trauma |
| MCO 6419 | Introduction to Critical Care Management |
| MCO 6420 | Advanced Sports Injury Management |
| MCO 6421 | Advanced Evaluation and Management of Orthopaedic Trauma |
| MCO 6422 | Advanced Critical Care Management |
| MCO 6355 | Advanced Orthopaedic Clinical Evaluation and Procedures |
| MCO 6425 | Urgent Orthopaedic Evaluation |
| MCO 6351 | Evidence Based Orthopaedic Care |
| MCO 6423 | Medical Research Design |
| MCO 6424 | Approaches to Medical Data Collection and Analysis |
| MCO 6356 | Techniques for Medical Research Presentation |