The resident is exposed to a broad range of surgical experiences. Clinical experience is structured for the acquisition of clinical acumen through graduated responsibility in pre-, intra- and postoperative patient care. Specialty exposure includes trauma, general surgery, head and neck, vascular, pediatric and surgical oncology, plus much more as seen in our rotations offered.
Additionally, residents may take advantage of elective research years, typically chosen between the PGY-2 and PGY-3 years
First Year Surgery Residency (PGY-1)
| year 1 | Blocks |
|---|---|
| Emergency General Surgery [EGS] (Jelks) | 2 blocks |
| Trauma (Frykberg) | 2 blocks |
| General Surgery (UF North EGS) | 2 blocks |
| SICU | 1 block |
| Surgical Oncology (Moseley) | 1 block |
| Colorectal Surgery (Tepas) | 1 block |
| Plastics | 1 block |
| Vascular Surgery (Dennis) | 1 block |
| Night Float (Nights) | 1 block |
| Elective | 1 block |
Second Year Surgery Residency (PGY-2)
| year 2 | blocks |
|---|---|
| Breast Oncology | 1 block |
| SICU AM | 2 blocks |
| SICU PM | 2 blocks |
| Minimally Invasive Surgery (Ferguson) | 1 block |
| Colorectal Surgery (Tepas) | 2 blocks |
| Emergency General Surgery [EGS] (Jelks) | 1 block |
| Endoscopy (GI) | 1 block |
| Trauma (Frykberg) | 1 block |
| General Surgery (UF North Elective GS) | 2 blocks |
Third Year Surgery Residency (PGY-3)
| year 3 | blocks |
|---|---|
| Vascular Surgery (Dennis) | 2 blocks |
| SICU | 2 blocks |
| Surgical Oncology (Moseley) | 2 blocks |
| Breast Oncology | 2 blocks |
| General Surgery (UF North EGS) | 2 blocks |
| Emergency General Surgery [EGS] (Jelks) | 2 blocks |
| Liver and Renal Transplant (Transplant) | 1 block |
Fourth Year Surgery Residency (PGY-4)
| year 4 | blocks |
|---|---|
| Trauma (Nights) | 2 blocks |
| Vascular Surgery (Dennis) | 2 blocks |
| Trauma (Frykberg) | 1 block |
| General Surgery (Naval Hospital) | 2 blocks |
| Pediatric Surgery | 2 blocks |
| Minimally Invasive Surgery (Ferguson) | 1 block |
| Emergency General Surgery [EGS] (Jelks) | 1 block |
| Breast/Plastics | 1 block |
| Elective | 1 block |
Fifth Year Surgery Residency (PGY-5)
| year 5 | blocks |
|---|---|
| Emergency General Surgery [EGS] (Jelks) | 2 blocks |
| Minimally Invasive Surgery (Ferguson) | 1 block |
| Colorectal Surgery (Tepas) | 3 blocks |
| Surgical Oncology (Moseley) | 3 blocks |
| General Surgery (UF North Elective) | 2 blocks |
| General Surgery (UF North) | 2 blocks |
Education
- Preoperative conference: Weekly conference relevant to scheduled surgical cases
- Grand rounds: Bi-weekly conference focused on specific issues relevant to general surgery or surgical subspecialties, nationally recognized guest lecturers, and/or research presentations
- Morbidity and mortality: Weekly review of all complications and deaths
- Trauma morbidity and mortality: Multidisciplinary review of care of all trauma patients encountered during previous month
- Vascular conference: Weekly case conference
- Journal club: Quarterly review of articles relevant to a specific topic selected by the responsible faculty member and the resident coordinators
- Ethics conference: Case-based didactic sessions in biomedical ethics and professionalism
- ACS/APDS surgical skills curriculum: Junior, senior and chief level-appropriate surgical skills session modules, direct from the ACS/APDS-approved surgical skills curriculum
- This week in SCORE: Weekly review with a faculty moderator that covers all the SCORE curricular areas over a two year cycle.
- Mock Orals 2x/year
- FES/FLS testing center with simulation capabilities
- DaVinci robotics simulation and skills certification