SWOTA

501(c)(3) Corporation

Southwest Orthopaedic Trauma Association

SWOTA has been helping to coordinate and promote orthopedic trauma care (fractures) for patients and providers in the Southwestern US since 1998 with emphasis on resident education.

We have conducted annual PGY 2 and 1 Resident Fracture Treatment and Motor Skills Courses for the orthopedic residencies in the region including Albuquerque (UNM), Phoenix (Banner and Mayo), Tucson (UAz), El Paso (Texas Tech), Lubbock (Texas Tech), and Las Vegas (UNLV).

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What we do...

Trauma

Acute Fracture Care

Upper and Lower Extremity, Pelvis and Spine

Reconstruction

Nonunions

Infection

Traumaplasty

Education

Annual Spring 3.5 day PGY 1 Trauma Motor Skills Course for Regional Residencies

About Us

SWOTA has been teaching trauma skills to Orthopaedic residents at the University of New Mexico, Banner and Mayo in Phoenix, UNLV, U of A in Tucson, Texas Tech University at El Paso, Texas Tech University at Lubbock, The University of Arizona, and William Beaumont Army Medical Center. For the past several years we have successfully focused on the PGY 1 level.

The objective of this course is to teach PGY 1 residents surgical skills to treat fractures and to understand different techniques in achieving fracture stability. These motor skills will be combined with basic fracture management talks, principles, and exercises. This meeting is extremely helpful to the residency programs in teaching surgical skills in an efficient manner – in one place, at one time, and under appropriate guidance, supervision and evaluation based on required ABOS Resident Motor Skills Modules.