Phase two of the Orthopaedic Training Study was designed to examine time, sequence, and content requirements of existing orthopaedic programs. Specifically, the proposal was designed to achieve the following objectives: (1) to provide a model of individualized graduate education in medicine in which the demonstration of individual competence marks the end of formal training; (2) to document the nature and variation of orthopaedic training in the U.S.; (3) to devise and test methods for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of orthopaedic training; (4) to determine the relationships between input training and output variables; (5) to develop mechanisms that will facilitate continuing institutional self-study of training programs; and (6) to develop a pool of educational specialists in orthopaedics who can provide continuing leadership in the field. This document presents a report of the results of the study with remarks about implications for further study and development of programs. See also HE 003 277 and HE 003 275. (HS)