Curriculum
Our surgical residents will be exposed early to the operating room with the advantage of not competing with fellows or chief residents for surgery. General surgery residents participate in a comprehensive didactic program and experience broad range of pathology. They will also be able to experience simulation training in our new SIM lab.
PGY-1
- General Surgery (7 months)
- Medical ICU (1 month)
- Surgical ICU (1 month)
- Vascular Surgery (1 month)
- Surgical Oncology (1 month)
PGY-4
- General Surgery (7 months)
- Transplant Surgery at Jefferson Health/Sidney Kimmel Medical College (1 month)
- Surgical Oncology (1 month)
- Vascular Surgery (1 month)
- Night Float (1 month)
- Elective (1 month)
PGY-2
- General Surgery (7 months)
- Night Float (2 months)
- Vascular Surgery (1 month)
- Surgical Oncology (1 month)
- Surgical ICU (1 month)
PGY-5
- General Surgery (7 months)
- Vascular Surgery (2 months)
- Surgical Oncology (2 months)
- Hepatopancreaticobiliary (1 month)
PGY-3
- General Surgery (3 months)
- Pediatric Surgery at Nemours/A. I. duPont Hospital for Children (2 months)
- Cardiovascular Surgery (1 month)
- Vascular Surgery (1 month)
- Burn Treatment at Crozer Chester Medical Center:
The Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center (1 month) - Surgical Oncology (1 month)
- Night Float (1 month)
- Research (1 month)
- Endocrine Surgery/Urology (1 month)