Five Year Curriculum:

 
PGY1

During the first year of this five-year residency, the resident will complete rotations in:

• General Surgery (5 months)
• Vascular Surgery (2 months)
• Medical Intensive Care (1 month)
• Pediatric Surgery at Akron Children's Medical Center (1 month)
• Surgical Critical Care at Cleveland Clinic (1 month)
• Liver Transplant at Cleveland Clinic (1 month)
• Selective (1 month), which may include:
  • Anesthesia
  • ENT
  • Gastroenterology
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Radiology
  • Trauma
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery
  • Radiology
  • Plastic Surgery

The first year resident will spend one half day per week, for up to 46 weeks, in a clinic or physician office.

PGY2

During the second year of training, the resident is introduced to more in-depth patient management. The resident will manage surgical patients on the floor, make rounds and report to the attending physicians the patients course. They will take more responsibility in surgical procedures. The second year residents take on responsibility in teaching the medical students. During the second year the resident will complete the following rotations:

• General Surgery (9 months)
• Vascular Surgery (2 months)
• Trauma/Critical Care at Metro Health Medical Center (1 month)

The resident will spend one half day per week in a surgical clinic or faculty office for continuity of care.

 
PGY3

During the third year, residents have the ability to rotate at our various affiliate hospitals for specialty rotations. They will rotate as follows:

• General Surgery (4 months)
• Vascular Surgery (2 months)
• Pediatric Surgery and Burns at Akron Children's Medical Center (3 months)
• Colon and Rectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic (1 month)
• Endocrine Surgery: Cleveland Clinic  (1 month)
• Thoracic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic (1 month)
• The resident will spend one half day per week in a surgical clinic or faculty office for continuity of care.

 
PGY4

During the fourth year, residents are given the opportunity to expand their knowledge in general and vascular surgery. They are expected to take more responsibility in all aspects of the residency program, including teaching of junior residents and medical students.  They will complete the following rotations:

• General Surgery (5 months)
• Vascular Surgery (1 month)
• Trauma Surgery Chief at MetroHealth Medical Center (2 months)
• Hepatobiliary Surgery at Cleveland Clinic (1 month)
• Liver Transplant at Cleveland Clinic (1 month)
• Electives (2 months) 

The resident will spend one half day per week in a surgical clinic or faculty office for continuity of care.

 
PGY5

The final year of the program gives the residents the opportunity to help develop the didactic portion of the program. As chief residents, they will work with the General Surgery Curriculum Committee to develop the didactic curriculum for the academic year. They will take full responsibility for the surgical cases assigned to them.  Their rotations will include:

• General Surgery (8 months)
• Vascular Surgery (3 months)
• Selective (1 month)

The resident will spend one half day per week in a surgical clinic or faculty office for continuity of care.

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