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DVA – VA Puget Sound Health Care System

VAPSHCS-Seattle Division #0114

1660 S. Columbian Way (S-112-POD)

Seattle, WA 98108

CASPR # 0114

CRIP Section 2

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: Yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Nida K. Nawaz DPM

Phone: 253-583-1247

Program E-mail: Nida.Nawaz@va.gov

Program Web Site: https://www.va.gov/puget-sound-health-care/

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 8

Affiliated Institutions:

University of Washington-Allows residents to see complex reconstruction, sports medicine, general podiatry and wound care. Gives access to a diverse group of podiatric surgeons, patients and pathology.

MultiCare – Provides private practice experience, with a diverse population
Madigan Army Medical Center- Provides sports medicine, limb salvage, trauma as well as access to a pediatric patient clinic with complex musculoskeletal disorders.

Other Residency Programs:

VAPSHCS based – Optometry, Geriatrics, Dental, Psychology, PT/OT

Univ. of Washington based residencies: Ortho, FP, Anesthesia, Gen Surg, Int Med, Vasc Surg, Gen Surg, Rehab Medicine, Urology

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: yes

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: yes

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: yes

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: no

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: yes

Rheumatology: yes

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences: n/a

Program Emphasis:

Outpatient & inpatient care, outpatient & inpatient foot/ankle surgery, wound care, podogeriatrics, Trauma, Sports Medicine, and limb salvage

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: yes

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $62253

Second Year: $64917

Third Year: $67798

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: no

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

Registration fees waiver for annual Washington State Podiatric Med. Assc. Seminar and ACFS complication seminar
Fees waived for DEA

AO conference reimbursement for course, travel and stay

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: VAPSHCS-Seattle Division #0114 1660 S. Columbian Way (S-112-POD), Seattle, WA 981081597

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: n/a

Refundable: n/a

Payable to: n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: 2.7

Minimum Rank: no

Other Applicant Requirements:

Background checks and Drug Screening required.
MUST be a US citizen and have registered for Selective Service if qualified for registration to be hired . Documentation of both is required.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

The VAPSHCS residency is a well-established and comprehensive program located at a major teaching hospital in Seattle, WA. The program has been granted full approval by CPME as a PMSR/RRA residency with 2 residents taken per year for the Seattle/Tacoma Track and 1 resident for the Seattle/Spokane track. Diverse experience in Federal and Private hospital systems through rotations at University of Washington, MultiCare and Madigan Army Medical Center. Our program provides robust and well-rounded experiences in wound care/limb salvage, trauma, surgery, sports medicine and research. Our residents have the unique opportunity of a prosthetics/rehab amputee rotation, complex pediatric patients at Madigan, as well as lecturing opportunities at state/regional conferences. Our residents surpass minimal surgical volume and diversity requirements and our weekly academic time well-prepares our residents to sit for ABFAS and ABPM board qualification exams.