Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

🎥 The Journey to Becoming an Orthopedic Surgeon

26 Nov 2024 · 0 min

Watch on YouTube

0:03

Short interview excerpt in which Dr. Joshua John‑Ram Schacter summarizes the timeline and pathway to become an orthopedic surgeon: 4 years undergraduate, 4 years medical school (he attended OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa), followed by a 5‑year orthopedic residency (including 1 year internship + 4 years surgical training) completed in Columbus, Ohio; fellowships are common but he began practicing in Wichita Falls without one.

Questions this video answers

4 years

4 years (attended OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa)

5 years (1 year internship + 4 years of surgical training)

Columbus, Ohio

No — he began practicing in Wichita Falls without an extra fellowship year.

Doctor Schachter, how long did it take for you to become an orthopedic surgeon?
It's a pretty long road. So it's four years of university and then you do four years of medical school. I went to OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa. And then you do five years of orthopedic surgery residency. I did my orthopedic surgery residency in Columbus, Ohio. That's a year of internship and then four years of surgical training. Most people do an extra year of fellowship, but I came straight to Wichita Falls and started practicing.