Get to know our Rotations

Tripler Orthopaedic Residency consists of 5 years with rotations through all specialties of orthopaedics. While much of the work occurs at Tripler, our residents also work at other hospitals. Explore these different rotation sites below to learn more.

Tripler Army Medical Center

  • Our "home base" hospital

  • Level 2 trauma center serving 264,000 active duty soldiers and retirees and 171,000 family members

  • Tertiary referral center for Pacific (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, residents of Samoa and Guam)

  • Support forward deployed units in 40 countries throughout Pacific

The Queen's Medical Center

  • Level 1 trauma center serving patients on Oahu and surrounding Hawaiian islands

  • Rotations on General Surgery Trauma and Orthopaedic Trauma (PGY1), Orthopaedic Trauma (PGY2), and elective Total Joints (PGY5)

Shriner's Hospital for Children - Honolulu

  • PGY3 or PGY4 year

  • Dedicated pediatric orthopaedic hospital serving patients from multiple islands in the Pacific

  • Outreach clinics, with residents traveling to islands such as Kwajalein, Samoa, Yap, Chuuk, Fiji, Tonga, Guam, Saipan, and others

R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

  • PGY3 or PGY4 year

  • World-renowned level 1 trauma center serving patients in MD, VA, WV, DE

  • Complex polytraumatized patients with multisystem injuries

Dallas Children's Hospital

  • PGY3 or PGY4 year

  • Level 1 pediatric trauma center

  • Strong operative experience on all common pediatric orthopaedic injuries with leaders in the field

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

  • PGY3 or PGY4 year

  • Residents manage complex pediatric deformities, including spinal, hip, pelvis, and limb length discrepancy cases

Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center

  • PGY4 or PGY5 year

  • Level 2 trauma center serving patients on Oahu and surrounding Hawaiian islands