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The Return on Investment of Orthopaedic Fellowship Training: A Ten-year Update.

J Am Acad Orthop Surg

June 2020

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dr. Mead, Dr. Atkinson, Dr. Srivastava, and Dr. Walter), McLaren Regional Medical Center and Kettering University (Dr. Atkinson), Mechanical Engineering Department, Flint, MI.

Background: Over 90% of graduating orthopaedic residents now pursue fellowship training, and only 15% of practicing orthopaedic surgeons now characterize themselves as generalists. Fellowship training has significant financial effects due to both opportunity cost of that year of training and changes in compensation throughout one's career. The purpose of this study was to estimate the financial return on investment by pursuing additional training in an orthopaedic fellowship versus general practice.

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