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DePuy Extends Support
of Residency
Training with
Richardson Foot and Ankle
Rotation
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., the nation's oldest manufacturer
of orthopaedic implants, has made a generous grant to The Campbell Foundation
that will enrich the educational experience of promising orhtopaedic residents
through the
E. Greer Richardson, M.D. Foot and Ankle Rotation.
The grant from DePuy will also establish the E. Greer
Richardson, M.D. Foot and Ankle Fellowship, which will Annually enable one or
two talented orthopaedic surgeons to complete a 12-month fellowship in surgery
of the adult foot and ankle.
DePuy's support honors Dr. Greer Richardson, who has been
on staff at Campbell Clinic since 1977 and is a past president of the American
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. Dr. Richardson is Editor-in-Chief of Foot &
Ankle International. He olds a full professorship at the University of
Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
About the E. Greer
Richardson Foot and Ankle Rotation
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The grant will
underwrite the education of eight residents in the subspecialty of foot
and ankle surgery.
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The rotation
is six weeks in length and occurs during the third year of the Campbell
Clinic residency program.
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During the
rotation, residents are instructed and mentored by Campbell Clinic faculty
who are fellowship-trained in this subspecialty.
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Time in this
rotation is split approximately 50% clinical
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and 50% surgical to allow continuity of care for most
patients, from initial examination and evaluation, through surgical or
non-surgical treatment, to post-operative rehabilitation (if required),
until final result.
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Each year, more than 400 senior medical students or medical
school graduates apply for the eight positions in the Campbell program.
Acceptance into the program is based on past performance, references, and
interviews.
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The Depuy commitment enhances the company's support of
residency training through The Campbell Foundation. In 2003, a grant from DePuy
establshed the Marcus J. Stewart, M.D. Rotation in Anatomy and Pathology in the
UT-Campbell Clinic orthopaedic residency program.
"This generous support for DePuy will significantly enhance
our residency training program in the foot and ankle subspecialty," said
Frederick Azar, M.D., the Foundation's Director of Resident Education. "DePuy
continuing commitment to education and research through the UT-Campbell Clinic
orthopaedic residency program will have a positive impact on thousands of
patients in the present and the future."
The E. Greer Richardson, M.D. Foot and Ankle Rotation,
which will begin in academic year 2006-2007, will annually enrich the education
of eight residents in the foot and ankle surgery subspecialty. Dr. Richardson
will instruct and mentor residents participating in the residency training, and
he will serve as director of the E. Greer Richardson, M.D. Foot and Ankle
Fellowship.
"This honor is undeserved, but greatly appreciated," Dr.
Richardson said, "I want to thank DePuy for their generosity and thank the
Campbell Clinic staff, who allowed me to concentrate in this challenging area of
orthopaedics."
In addition to Dr. Greer Richardson, Campbell Clinic foot
and ankle surgeons who are involved with resident and fellow education are Dr.
Andrew Murphy, Dr. Susan Ishikawa, and Dr. David Richardson.
During 2005, Campbell Clinic foot and ankle surgeons
recorded over 12,000 patient visits. A recent National Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Survey indicated that foot and toe or ankle symptoms accounted for 11.8
million visits to physicians annually.
DePuy Orthopaedics, a Johnson & Johnson company, designs,
manufactures and distributes orthopaedic devices and supplies including hip,
knee, extremity, trauma, orthobiologics, and operating room products. Founded in
1895, DePuy has more than 6,000 employees worldwide.
Taken from the Campbell Foundation Momentum
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