Womack Cape Fear Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program

About Womack Army Medical Center

WAMC provides healthcare to about 200,000 TRICARE beneficiaries. This includes active duty service men and women, retirees, and their Family members. WAMC is a state-of-the-art medical complex and an integral component of Fort Bragg's military mission.

About Cape Fear Valley Hospital

Cape Fear Valley Health in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is an award-winning, 8-hospital regional health system, one of the largest in the state is a 950-bed regional health system with more than 1million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private not-for-profit organization with 7,000 employees and 850 physicians. There are 16 residency and fellowship programs with over 300 approved positions.

Program Overview

Womack Cape Fear Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program provides residents with an environment that promotes learning the art and science of orthopedic surgery. Our faculty are made up of members of orthopedic surgeons that practice at Cape Fear Valley Health and Womack Army Medical Center. Residents have exposure to all subspecialty areas of orthopedics, with subspecialty fellowship-trained faculty members in each area. Our residents and faculty work together as a team to develop the next generation of orthopedic surgeons and provide superior patient care.

Our curriculum is built around the core competencies. The program consists of:

• 4 orthopedic clinical years
• 1 multidisciplinary internship year
• A mentoring model of learning with board-certified, fellowship-trained specialists
• Large clinical volume

Eligibility Criteria

Submit civilian application via Nation Resident Matching Program (NRMP #2376260C0): https://www.nrmp.org/

For Medical Students

If you are interested in doing an orthopedic month with us as a fourth-year medical student, please contact the following:

MAJ Christopher Belyea
christopher.m.belyea.mil@health.mil

Ms. Denise Bogue
denise.a.bogue.civ@health.mil

Length of Program

Womack Cape Fear Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program is 60 months in duration.

Number of Residents

The WAMC Cape Fear Residency program is approved to accept up to 4 residents each year (2 military / 2 civilian).

Resident Transfers

The WCF program does not accept resident transfers from other programs once the academic year begins.

Womack Cape Fear Orthopedic Surgery Resident Wellness

Every resident has access to a variety of resources to help their mental health, including access to Womack and Cape Fear Behavioral Health services which provides different options based on the needs of the resident. In addition, the residency leadership has an open-door policy to discuss any concerns that may arise. The ombudsperson is an additional resource, always available to any resident, and is a more neutral option available for extra support outside the Emergency Department. To reach the ombudsperson contact the GME office directly.

Cape Fear Valley Graduate Medical Education hosts multiple Wellness events throughout the academic year. Notably, there are 2 wellness afternoons each year, a 1-day retreat in October, and Thank a Resident Day. Each wellness event includes a different array of activities available for the Resident to join in. As a Resident, you can expect the activities to occur at an event to range from food, arts & crafts, team building, games, and mindfulness exercises. The Special Events Committee takes recommendations and feedback from Residents to ensure the events are created and planned with the Resident in mind.

Program Curriculum:

The Orthopedic Surgery program has the primary goal of graduating well-rounded, highly competent orthopedic surgeons who can immediately practice orthopedics or pursue fellowships. Four residents are admitted annually through a highly selective process. Two through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and two through the Military Match Program. The program's educational philosophy believes that the best environment for learning clinical medicine is achieved with 1 patient, 1 attending and 1 resident. Graduated responsibility in the operating room, as well as pre- and post-operative planning phases, is progressed so at the end of the program each resident is comfortable and competent in all subspecialty areas.

Required Rotations

Elective rotations

Program Director:
Dr. James Swenson
james.d.swenson.mil@army.mil

APD Womack Army Medical Center:
Dr. Christopher Belyea
christopher.m.belyea.mil@health.mil

APD Cape Fear Valley:
Dr. Benjamin Levine
bplevine@mac.com