Curriculum

Surgery Residency

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