General Surgery Rotations and Schedules

Rotation Schedule

PGY-1

Acute care general surgery
Simulation lab
Vascular surgery
Colon and rectal surgery
Breast surgery
Night float
Hepatobiliary surgery

PGY-2

Acute care general surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery
Hepatobiliary surgery
Community hospital surgery
Night float
Surgical intensive care unit
Vascular surgery
Elective month

PGY-3

Elective general surgery
Night float
Trauma surgery
Vascular
Acute care general surgery
Pediatric surgery
Colon and rectal surgery

PGY-4

Community hospital surgery
Endoscopy
Colon and rectal surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery
Night float
Vascular surgery
Hepatobiliary surgery

PGY-5

Community hospital surgery
Endoscopy
Colon and rectal surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery
Night float
Vascular surgery
Hepatobiliary surgery
Elective surgery

Descriptions

Breast surgery: Dedicated month for breast clinic and breast surgery (inpatient and outpatient)
Colon and rectal surgery: High-volume tertiary referral service with a wide array of pathology and techniques
Community hospital surgery: Complex general and specialty surgery at Winchester Hospital
Elective: Opportunity to pursue a particular field, rotate at another institution or perform research
General surgery: Trauma, acute care surgery, elective, endocrine, bariatric, breast and oncology
Hepatobiliary and transplant: Complex hepatobiliary and pancreas, organ procurement, liver and kidney transplantation, liver and kidney living donor transplantation
Laparoscopic training: Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic surgery and robotic surgery training
Night float: Trauma, acute care surgery, colon and rectal, vascular, HBP and transplant surgery
Pediatric surgery: Two-month rotation at Boston Children’s Hospital
Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Critical care of general, colon and rectal, vascular, HBP and transplant, ENT, orthopedic, neurosurgery, urology and gynecology patients
Trauma surgery: Two-month rotation at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland
Vascular surgery: Open and endovascular surgery, vascular access, fistula creation and revision