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Curriculum
6 Months of Fundamental Clinical Skills (FCS)
- 1 month Emergency Department
- 1 month Critical Care
- 1 month General Surgery or approved equivalent
- 2 months Internal Medicine
- 1 month ACGME-accepted FCS
- 1 month Ambulatory Medicine
5 months electives
1 week for approved medical conference during electives
Rotation Schedule
| Block | PGY 1 | PGY 2 | PGY 3 | PGY 4 | PGY 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Surgery | General Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular | General Surgery Bariatrics |
| 2 | General Surgery | General Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular | General Surgery Bariatrics |
| 3 | General Surgery | General Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular | General Surgery Bariatrics |
| 4 | General Surgery | General Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular | General Surgery Bariatrics |
| 5 | General Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular | General Surgery | General Surgery with HPB and Breast |
| 6 | General Surgery | Breast | Endo/Bariatrics | General Surgery | General Surgery with HPB and Breast |
| 7 | ICU/SICU | ICU/SICU | Cardiac/thoracic Surgery | General Surgery | General Surgery with HPB and Breast |
| 8 | Trauma | ICU/SICU | Night Float | General Surgery | General Surgery with HPB and Breast |
| 9 | Urology | Night Float | Night Float | General Surgery | General Surgery Staff Service/Cardio Thoracic |
| 10 | Vascular | Night Float | Plastic Surgery | General Surgery | General Surgery Staff Service/Cardio Thoracic |
| 11 | ER (day) | Vascular | Pediatric Surgery | Trauma | General Surgery Staff Service/Cardio Thoracic |
| 12 | Burn | Surgical Immunology/Transplant | Pediatric Surgery | Trauma | General Surgery Staff Service/Cardio Thoracic |
Conference Schedule
| Frequency | Conference |
|---|---|
| Weekly | M&M |
| Monthly | UGI / HPB Tumor Board |
| Monthly | Case-based didactics |
| Monthly | Skills |
| Monthly | Service-specific mini-JC |
*Two multidisciplinary conferences in addition to Journal club must be attended monthly
Yearly Rotation Breakdown
First Year
- General Surgery – 6 months
- Urology – 1 month
- Trauma – 1 month
- ICU/SICU – 1 month
- Vascular Surgery – 1 month
- ER – 1 month
- Burn – 1 month
Second Year
- General Surgery – 7 months
- ICU/SICU – 2 months
- Vascular Surgery – 1 month
- Transplant – 1 month
- Breast – 1 month
Third Year
- General Surgery – 6 months
- Pediatrics – 2 months
- Plastics – 1 month
- Vascular Surgery – 1 month
- Endo/Bariatrics – 1 month
- Cardiac/Thoracic – 1 month
Fourth Year
- General Surgery – 6 months
- Trauma – 2 months
- Vascular Surgery – 4 months
Fifth Year
- General Surgery/Bariatrics – Team One: 4 months
- General Surgery/HPB/Breast – Team Two: 4 months
- General Surgery/Staff Service/Cardiac/Thoracic – Team Three: 4 months