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Benefactor Spring 2008OOrthopaedic surgeryresidency trainingprogram approvedat MarshallMarshall University has become one ofjust two United States schools since1995 to have a first-time orthopaedicsurgery residency training program approved,West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin IIIannounced Wednesday, August 15, 2007, inCharleston.The new program will play an essential rolein meeting the health needs of West Virginians,Manchin said.“Here in West Virginia, we have the nation’ssecond-oldest population and more than ourshare of high-risk occupations, but our state lagsfar behind the rest of the nation in the availabilityof orthopaedic surgeons,” he said. “As a result,our people sometimes have to travel too faror wait too long to get the services they need.Marshall’s new program will bring us importantnew resources, and it should become a pipelinethat helps supply doctors who can expand topnotchorthopedic services to underserved areas ofthe state.”Manchin cited a 2004 national study by theAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeonsthat showed only one state – Michigan – had alower number of orthopaedic surgeons for each100,000 people. West Virginia’s rate was 4.5orthopaedists per 100,000 people, compared tothe national rate of 6.2.Marshall’s program will double the numberof orthopaedic surgeons who can be trained inWest Virginia, bringing the total to 30.MU President Stephen J. Kopp said theprogram is a logical outgrowth of advances inmedical education at Marshall.“Marshall’s medical school has been workingdiligently to complete the rigorous work requiredMU President Stephen Kopp andthe Honorable Joe Manchinto earn program approval from the AccreditationCouncil for Graduate Medical Education forour new residency program in orthopaedicsurgery,” Kopp said. “This new graduate medicaleducation program will take advantage of theoutstanding group of physicians assembled bythe Department of Orthopaedics. Orthopaedicsresidents accepted into this program willexperience leading-edge training in a field thathas seen remarkable advances in diagnosis andtreatment options. As new orthopaedic surgeonscomplete their training at Marshall Universityand Cabell Huntington Hospital, all of WestVirginia will benefit, especially the rural andunderserved areas of our state and region.”Kopp said the growing orthopaedic surgeryprogram will complement the services of the newDepartment of Neuroscience, which offers bothneurosurgery and neurology.Dr. Ali Oliashirazi,who is chair ofMarshall’s Departmentof Orthopaedics, saidthe residents will bebased primarily at CabellHuntington Hospital.“Cabell Huntingtonhas been wonderfullyhelpful in making sureDr. Ali Oliashiraziwe have the facilitiesand financial backingwe need to offer top-notch training,” he said.“Its support was vital in making this program areality.”He said Marshall has accepted its firstresidents for the training year beginning thisJuly.
School of MedicineHappeningsO•Orthopaedic SurgeryResidency ProgramFactsThe Accreditation Council for GraduateMedical Education has granted approvalfor an orthopaedic surgery residency atthe Marshall University Joan C. EdwardsSchool of Medicine. Marshall is approved toaccept three students per year in the 5-yearprogram.• Marshall’s program is one of only two neworthopaedics programs to be approvednationwide since 1995 (the other is inDetroit). The residency director will beDr. Ali Oliashirazi, chairman of Marshall’sDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery.• Marshall has recruited both Year 1 and Year2 residents for the training year beginningJuly 1. Residents will do their surgical workprimarily at Cabell Huntington Hospital.• Driven in part by new and enhanceddiagnostic and treatment options, thereis an ever-increasing demand nationallyfor providing musculoskeletal trainingto medical students and in postgraduatemedical education. Marshall’s medicalschool has been working for the last few yearsto expand its instructional opportunitiesin orthopaedics to take advantage of thegroundbreaking advances in musculoskeletaland neuromuscular medicine.• According to figures from the AmericanAcademy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, onlyMichigan ranks lower than West Virginia inthe number of orthopaedic surgeons for itspopulation: West Virginia has 4.5 orthopaedicsurgeons for each 100,000 people, far belowthe national average of 6.2.• Demand for orthopaedic services in WestVirginia already is high because the state hasa high proportion of high-risk occupationssuch as coal mining, timbering and railtransportation. The state also has the nation’ssecond-oldest population, and the need forsurgeons to treat age-related fractures andjoint problems will continue to grow.• West Virginia has a few larger communitiesthat have been recognized as centers oforthopaedic services. The demand is expectedto increase as more communities in the stateseek to make these services available locally.The medical school anticipates that thisnew training program will allow us to trainphysicians who can help expand state-ofthe-artorthopaedics to areas that are nowunderserved.• The new program also will help the medicalschool provide its students with cutting-edgeorthopaedic training and services, helping usto continue to meet stringent credentialingand academic demands.• The growing Department of OrthopaedicSurgery will be housed in a new and expandedoffice area on the ground floor of the MarshallUniversity Medical Center next to CabellHuntington Hospital. Also located there willbe the new Department of Neuroscience,which will play a complementary role byhelping patients by performing neurosurgeryand providing neurological treatment. Eachof these specialties is critically important intreating trauma-related injuries.
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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>HappeningsO•Orthopaedic SurgeryResidency ProgramFactsThe Accreditation Council for GraduateMedical Education has granted approvalfor an orthopaedic surgery residency atthe Marshall University <strong>Joan</strong> C. <strong>Edwards</strong><strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>. Marshall is approved <strong>to</strong>accept three students per year in the 5-yearprogram.• Marshall’s program is one <strong>of</strong> only two neworthopaedics programs <strong>to</strong> be approvednationwide since 1995 (the other is inDetroit). The residency direc<strong>to</strong>r will beDr. Ali Oliashirazi, chairman <strong>of</strong> Marshall’sDepartment <strong>of</strong> Orthopaedic Surgery.• Marshall has recruited both Year 1 and Year2 residents for the training year beginningJuly 1. Residents will do their surgical workprimarily at Cabell Hunting<strong>to</strong>n Hospital.• Driven in part by new and enhanceddiagnostic and treatment options, thereis an ever-increasing demand nationallyfor providing musculoskeletal training<strong>to</strong> medical students and in postgraduatemedical education. Marshall’s medicalschool has been working for the last few years<strong>to</strong> expand its instructional opportunitiesin orthopaedics <strong>to</strong> take advantage <strong>of</strong> thegroundbreaking advances in musculoskeletaland neuromuscular medicine.• According <strong>to</strong> figures from the AmericanAcademy <strong>of</strong> Orthopaedic Surgeons, onlyMichigan ranks lower than West Virginia inthe number <strong>of</strong> orthopaedic surgeons for itspopulation: West Virginia has 4.5 orthopaedicsurgeons for each 100,000 people, far belowthe national average <strong>of</strong> 6.2.• Demand for orthopaedic services in WestVirginia already is high because the state hasa high proportion <strong>of</strong> high-risk occupationssuch as coal mining, timbering and railtransportation. The state also has the nation’ssecond-oldest population, and the need forsurgeons <strong>to</strong> treat age-related fractures andjoint problems will continue <strong>to</strong> grow.• West Virginia has a few larger communitiesthat have been recognized as centers <strong>of</strong>orthopaedic services. The demand is expected<strong>to</strong> increase as more communities in the stateseek <strong>to</strong> make these services available locally.The medical school anticipates that thisnew training program will allow us <strong>to</strong> trainphysicians who can help expand state-<strong>of</strong>the-ar<strong>to</strong>rthopaedics <strong>to</strong> areas that are nowunderserved.• The new program also will help the medicalschool provide its students with cutting-edgeorthopaedic training and services, helping us<strong>to</strong> continue <strong>to</strong> meet stringent credentialingand academic demands.• The growing Department <strong>of</strong> OrthopaedicSurgery will be housed in a new and expanded<strong>of</strong>fice area on the ground floor <strong>of</strong> the MarshallUniversity Medical Center next <strong>to</strong> CabellHunting<strong>to</strong>n Hospital. Also located there willbe the new Department <strong>of</strong> Neuroscience,which will play a complementary role byhelping patients by performing neurosurgeryand providing neurological treatment. Each<strong>of</strong> these specialties is critically important intreating trauma-related injuries.
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