UNC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Train Here. Grow Here. Become the Surgeon You Want to Be.
Five years of comprehensive orthopaedic training in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
At UNC Orthopaedics, residents develop the knowledge, surgical skills, clinical judgment, and confidence to pursue whatever comes next—from fellowship and academic medicine to community practice and beyond.
Why UNC Orthopaedics?
Hear From Our Residents
Why UNC?
What are the top three reasons you chose UNC for residency?
“1. Resident camaraderie
2. Great relationships with attendings
3. Well balanced training in all subspecialties”William Dyke, MD
PGY-4 | University of Minnestoa SOM
Tell me something special about UNC:
“UNC has become my home away from home. I have found mentors who push me to be a better surgeon, co-residents who feel like family, and a community in Chapel Hill that has shaped my life in ways I never expected.”
Daniel Whittingslow, MD
PGY-4 | Emory University
How would you describe faculty-resident relationships?
“Residents and faculty are genuinely happy to be here and have a strong bond both at work and outside of work. I consider many of the faculty as my family and will maintain these relationships long after residency.”
Charles Baumann, MD
Recent Resident Alumni | University of Connecticut Spine Surgery, Farmington, CT
Complete the sentance: I would recommend UNC Orthopaedics because:
“It uniquely offers trainees a superlative balance of world-class education, surgical skill acquisition,
research opportunities, and work-life balance.”Nick Bank, MD
PGY-3 | Case Western Reserve University SOM
Residency Life at UNC
Message from Our Program Director
The Orthopaedic Residency Program at UNC is committed to providing a strong foundation of general orthopaedic education with broad subspecialty exposure. We take pride in the balance of our program, preparing residents for careers in general orthopaedics, orthopaedic subspecialty training, and the skills to practice in academic or community settings.
Residency years are an extension of the educational process rather than an apprenticeship. Thus, educational balance, a strong basic science foundation, individualization of programs, continuity of patient care, close faculty supervision in all phases of the learning process, and emphasis on the “whys” as well as the “hows” of orthopaedic surgery are emphasized.
To accomplish our goals of providing such breadth of exposure, we expose our residents to orthopaedic clinical care in many settings. The unique opportunity to train in a major tertiary care center and a community hospital provides useful insights into the practice of orthopaedics in different communities, promotes the ability to make independent clinical judgments, and provides the experiences and role models necessary to make solid career decisions.
Recognizing that residency is an important time for personal and professional growth, the UNC environment is supportive, with appropriate clinical responsibilities, educational opportunities, and faculty expertise and availability. Our residents are bright, personable and committed physicians who are invested in service and advocacy for their patients. On completion of residency, they compete at the highest level for jobs in both academic and private practice orthopaedic surgery.
Our program benefits from committed faculty, a wonderfully diverse patient base, high standards of scholarship, a friendly environment, and a proud tradition of training orthopaedists for over 60 years. We welcome you to explore what our program has to offer.
Director, Orthopaedic Residency Training Program
