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General Surgery Grand Rounds – 7:30 am, 309L Med School

Monday, May 21, 2012 – Lois Killewich, MD, Visiting Distinguished Lecturer

Monday, May 28, 2012 – University Holiday - No Grand Rounds

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All surgery conferences

Surgery Education News

GS Residents publish abstract (5-9-12)

GS Resident Mayank Roy, MD, abstract accepted for publication (5-2-12)

GS Resident Kareem Eid, MD, to attend SAGES course (4-18-12)

    Aust Annual Meeting June 14-16, 2012

 

The Pit Quotes from our graduates Orientation Skills Training Orientation Ropes Course Orientation GS Residency Orientation GS Residency GS Residency GS Residency South Texas Medical Center Annual Department Picnic New University Hospital Trauma Tower

 

 

Curriculum

 

We have designed our curriculum to prepare our trainees for life after residency, and give experience in many settings.

 

Didactic curriculum:

  • Weekly grand rounds conference.
  • Weekly departmental morbidity and mortality conference.
  • Service-specific morbidity and mortality conferences.
  • A dedicated skills development rotation in which PG1 residents have dedicated time to learn and enhance technical skills.
  • A basic science course for PG1, PGY2, PGY3, and PGY5 residents.
  • Discussions over the material found in Selected Readings in General Surgery for PG4 residents.
  • A Resident Teaching Skills course for PG1 residents.
  • A Leadership Development course for PG4 residents.
  • A Business course for PG5 residents.
  • Monthly mock oral exam preparation sessions where a limited number of topics are distributed prior to the event and the PG3, PGY4, and PGY5 residents are expected to have prepared for the topics on any given day.
  • A clinical management topics course for PG3, PGY4, and PGY5 residents.
  • Journal club