Balgrist University Hospital Expands Specialist Training in Orthopaedics

(CONNECT) Balgrist University Hospital wants to strengthen training and further education in the cantonal healthcare system with additional training courses. According to a press release, orthopaedic residents can now benefit from an expanded training and further education program.

In its research and teaching center called Operating Room X(OR-X), 25 additional specialized training courses were created. They are accredited by the Swiss Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology. With the support of the Canton of Zurich's Department of Health, specialist training is now also open to prospective specialists from the Canton of Zurich and Switzerland.

In the courses, participants prepare for everyday life in the operating theater in the Drylab and Wetlab. They will find "optimal conditions" to prepare for the specific treatments and requirements in various specialist areas of orthopaedics using "state-of-the-art precision instruments" and under the guidance of experienced surgeons from Balgrist University Hospital.

Balgrist University Hospital has been operating the OR-X since 2023. Since then, monthly courses have been held on anatomical models and human body donations in order to deepen surgical skills and optimally prepare for the specialist examination. ce/heg