General Surgery Residency

Rotation-Specific Competencies and Expectations                                   #GS1-1 to 7

GENERAL SURGERY PGY-1  24 WEEKS  (SEVEN 4 WEEK BLOCKS)  AT  UMHW

The following document addresses specific patient care and medical knowledge competencies that will be attained on rotation, as well as any responsibilities specific to a given rotation or experience. All the core competencies are addressed in the goals and objectives for PGY-1, which are applicable to each rotation or experience that a resident has in year one. A PGY-1 Evaluation form must be completed at the end of each 4-week block.

ROTATION-SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS:

Continued progress in all the core competencies set forth in the goals and objectives for the pgy-1 level. During the PGY-1 surgery rotations, residents are expected to develop their knowledge of the essential content areas of the abdomen and its contents; the alimentary tract, skin, soft tissues, and breast, surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and non-operative trauma and the vascular system.  Residents will rotate with general surgeons performing a variety of cases.  They may also cover sub-specialty surgeons: vascular, thoracic, plastic surgery and surgical oncology.

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Residents will be granted access to the SCORE curriculum and SA (Decker IP) site.  Junior residents will present from the junior curriculum in SCORE at education.  Decker readings are required each week, regardless of whether a presentation is required.  Each week, residents will complete the weekly quiz in Decker.  PGY-1 residents are not required to present for M&M but are required to attend and participate.  PGY-1 residents will present articles at Journal Club.  

OUTPATIENT RESPONSIBILITES:

PGY-1 residents will attend the UMHW Community Clinic one half day a week and are responsible for attending the surgeries on those patients as scheduling permits.

Additional information on call policies, including moonlighting, duty hours, call responsibilities and professionalism can be found in the General Surgery Program Description. This is updated annually to reflect changes in hospital policy.

PGY1
General Surgery (University of Michigan Health West)- 7 blocks
Internal Medicine Teaching Service – 1 block

Emergency Medicine – 1 block

Vascular – 1 block

ICU – 1 block

Trauma (Butterworth Hospital) – 2 block

PGY2
General Surgery (University of Michigan Health West)- 11 blocks
SICU (Butterworth Hospital) – 2 blocks

PGY3
General Surgery (University of Michigan Health West)- 11 blocks
Burns – 1 block

Thoracic (University of Michigan) – 1 block

PGY4
General Surgery (University of Michigan Health West)- 5 blocks
Pediatric Surgery – 2 blocks

Colorectal Surgery – 2 blocks

Surgical Oncology – 1 block

Vascular – 1 block

Transplant – 1 block

Endocrine – 1 block

PGY5 General Surgery (University of Michigan Health West)- 13 blocks