Curriculum Surgery Residency Top 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 Emergency Surgery (Jelks) 2 blocks Trauma (Frykberg) 2 blocks General Surgery (UF North) 2 blocks SICU 1 block Surgical Oncology (Moseley) 1 block Colorectal Surgery (Tepas) 1 block Plastics 1 block Vascular Surgery 1 block Night Float (Nights) 1 block Elective 1 block Second Year Surgery Residency (PGY-2) Year 2 Breast Oncology 2 blocks SICU AM 2 blocks SICU PM 2 blocks Minimally Invasive Surgery (Ferguson) 2 blocks Colorectal Surgery (Tepas) 2 blocks Emergency Surgery (Jelks) 1 block Endoscopy (GI) 1 block Elective 1 block Third Year Surgery Residency (PGY-3) Year 3 Vascular Surgery 2 blocks SICU 2 blocks Surgical Oncology (Moseley) 2 blocks Breast Oncology 2 blocks General Surgery (UF North) 2 blocks Emergency Surgery (Jelks) 1 block Liver and Renal Transplant (Transplant) 1 block Elective 1 block Fourth Year Surgery Residency (PGY-4) Year 4 Trauma (Nights) 2 blocks Vascular Surgery 2 blocks Trauma (Frykberg) 2 blocks General Surgery (Naval Hospital) 2 blocks Pediatric Surgery 2 blocks Minimally Invasive Surgery (Ferguson) 1 block Emergency Surgery (Jelks) 1 block Elective 1 block Fifth Year Surgery Residency (PGY-5) Year 5 Emergency Surgery (Jelks) 2 blocks Minimally Invasive Surgery (Ferguson) 2 blocks Colorectal Surgery (Tepas) 3 blocks Surgical Oncology (Moseley) 3 blocks General Surgery (UF North) 3 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 Mission, Aims, Goals and Objectives