Monday, May 21, 2012 – Lois Killewich, MD, Visiting Distinguished Lecturer
Monday, May 28, 2012 – University Holiday - No Grand Rounds
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Case volume
To be eligible to take the American Board of Surgery qualifying examination residents must perform procedures in the minimum required number of cases in each surgical category. The table below shows required procedures, the minimum number of cases required and the average number of procedures in each category performed by our graduating chief residents in 2004:
| Required Procedures | Minimum Required Number |
General Surg 2011 Chiefs Avg Number |
| Skin, soft tissue, and breast surgery (SS&B) | 25 | 109 |
| Head and neck surgery (H&N) | 24 | 62 |
| Alimentary tract surgery (ALTR) | 72 | 248 |
| Abdominal surgery (AB) | 65 | 356 |
| Liver surgery (LV) | 4 | 17 |
| Pancreatic surgery (PANC) | 3 | 9 |
| Vascular surgery (VASC) | 44 | 130 |
| Endocrine surgery (ENDO) | 8 | 20 |
| Trauma surgery (TRAU) | 30 | 83 |
| Operative | 10 | 63 |
| Non-operative | 20 | 20 |
| Thoracic surgery (THOR) | 15 | 30 |
| Pediatric surgery | 20 | 38 |
| Appendix | 0 | 18 |
| Hernia | 0 | 8 |
| Other | 0 | 12 |
| Plastic surgery | 5 | 30 |
| Basic laparoscopic surgery (LAP-B) | 60 | 196 |
| Endoscopy | 85 | 127 |
| Upper | 35 | 42 |
| Colon | 50 | 70 |
| Other | 0 | 15 |
| Complex laparoscopic surgery (LAP-C) | 25 | 53 |
| TTL Major | 750 | 1078 |
| TTL Chief | 150 | 324 |
| TTL TA | 56 |