Paul J. Dougherty, MD is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, as well as the residency Program Director. He has been a residency program director for the past nineteen years, spanning military, university and managed care environments. As part of this, he has graduated over eighty orthopaedic surgeons to practice. Dr. Dougherty is a retired US Army Colonel, who deployed to Somalia and Afghanistan during his career. He has been the editor for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons monograph entitled "Gunshot Wounds", as well as being on the editorial board for the NATO Emergency War Surgery Handbook, 4th US edition, the book which describes the initial care of battlefield injuries. Dr. Dougherty received his MD from Uniformed Services School of Medicine, located in Bethesda, Maryland. He did his surgical internship at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. His orthopaedic residency was conducted at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco, followed by the Oakland Naval Hospital after Letterman closed due to downsizing of the US military. Dr. Dougherty subsequently completed an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at the University of Louisville, in Louisville Kentucky. Currently, Dr. Dougherty has an education column which is published quarterly in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. He has over fifty published peer reviewed publications, in the areas of orthopaedic trauma, education, amputee care and wound ballistics. He is a Member-at- Large for the Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD), and is also an oral examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part 2 Certifying Examinations.

A unique, concise pocket guide for the orthopedic surgical educator of medical students, residents and faculty

Provides tips and suggestions for curriculum design, teaching operative skills, resident assessment, faculty development, and building and maintaining a successful orthopedic program

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History of Orthopedic Education.- Around the World: Orthopedic Education in Other Countries.- Mentorship for faculty, Residents and Students.- Assessment of Residents.- Faculty Development.- Elements of a Successful Program.- Being a Successful Program Director.- Developing Resident Research.- Teaching.- Teaching How to Teach.- Due Process.- Conclusions and Future Developments.