Resident Life
A Residency Family
Our program has a tight-knit community of residents who genuinely enjoy spending time together away from work. The Department/Program offers events throughout the year to promote camaraderie and well-being.
Resident Families: all residents are organized into one of four families (consisting of a Chief, PGY-IV, PGY-III, PGY-II, and intern) which meet at regular intervals over breakfast to discuss issues relating to residency, life outside of work, or just catching up in general!
Family breakfast on campus at Plaza Cafe: Raj, John, Tonya, Stephen
Family breakfast off campus at Great White: Ryan, Adam, Mackenzie, Carol, Michael, Johnny, Lee, Jourdan, Zack, Jawad, Connor, Christy, Evan, Rebisi, Lukas, Harin, Zach
Resident Retreat
Our annual resident retreat involves a day off from work along the sunny coast of California, friendly competition between resident families.
K-1 Go Kart Racing
Party Bus to Santa Barbara
The Winners!
The residents take off to the the beach for tug of war, volleyball games and surfing lessons. Cedars-Sinai annual residency retreat
Department Ski Trip
Residents, faculty, and staff (and their families!) hit the slopes of Mammoth Ski Resort in March for the annual department ski trip, one of the extra-curricular highlights of the year!
On the slopes. Mammoth, CA.
Post-ski dinner potluck. Mammoth, CA.
Additional events throughout the year include the annual intern welcome barbecue, holiday party, resident research day, and Chief Graduation / Roast.
Dr. Pfeffer’s annual resident party
Annual resident holiday party, hosted by Dr. Tsai
Cedars residents at the Western Orthopaedic Association. Maui 2017
Tonya, Erin, Dr. Lin, Naudereh. Ortho ladies Carolina shrimp boil
Cedars residents at Western Orthopaedic Association. Aspen, CO 2018.
Cedars residents at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Diego, CA 2021