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 Unless noted otherwise, the following rotations are at UF Health Jacksonville Rotations are up to 3 periods of 1 month each Anesthesiology (anesthesiology preliminary) Surgical Oncology Surgical Oncology/Breast Urology Emergency Surgery Trauma Otolaryngology Vascular Surgery General Surgery ICU Plastic Surgery Dedicated Research (categorical) Second Year Surgery Residency (PGY-2) Year 2 ICU 4 months ICU Nights 2 months Emergency Surgery 4 months General Surgery (Memorial Hospital) 1 month General Surgery 1 month Pediatric Surgery 1 month Transplant (Mayo Clinic - categorical) 1 month Endoscopy (categorical) 1 month Third Year Surgery Residency (PGY-3) Year 3 Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 month Surgical Oncology 3 months Trauma 3 months Vascular Surgery 3 months Nights 2 months Pediatric Surgery 1 month Fourth Year Surgery Residency (PGY-4) Year 4 General Surgery 3 months Nights 2 months Emergency Surgery 3 months Transplant(Mayo Clinic) 1 month Trauma 2 months Fifth Year Surgery Residency (PGY-5) Year 5 Acute Care Surgery 3 months General Surgery 3 months Surgical Oncology 3 months Vascular Surgery 3 months Conferences Teaching conferences are categorized as departmental or divisional. Departmental conferences are described below: Preoperative conference: Weekly conference relevant to scheduled surgical cases Grand rounds: Weekly conference focused on specific issues relevant to general surgery or surgical subspecialties 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: Monthly review of articles relevant to a specific topic selected by the responsible faculty member and the resident coordinators Research conference: Bi-monthly discussion on current and upcoming research initiatives and ongoing projects Ethics conference: Monthly 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. Program Director's Welcome Mission, Aims, Goals and Objectives