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Medical Education—
Program in General Surgery
Approved Positions: 10 categorical;
4 preliminary
Funded Positions: 10 categorical; 4 preliminary
Message from the program director
The General Surgery Residency Program at St. Joseph
Mercy Oakland first received Residency Review Committee approval on April
17, 1953. Since that time, the program has offered a fully accredited 5-year
program that is designed to meet or exceed the ACGME/RRC for Surgery requirements
and prepare graduates for the American Board of Surgery examination. Historically,
most of our graduates have entered directly into general surgery private
practice. Recently, however, we have seen an increasing number of graduates
choose to continue their education in subspecialty fellowship training programs.
The program is based at SJMO, a 428- bed comprehensive community hospital.
Of the 60 months of training, 58 are completed at SJMO with two one-month
outside rotations for transplant and burn surgery. We look forward to meeting
candidates from across the country that are interested in and value an excellent
postgraduate training program in Surgery.
Program structure
A resident entering into the program can expect an
increasing level of responsibility throughout the five years. The fifth
post-graduate year of training provides the resident with ”Junior
Attending” status by placing the resident in a position of leadership
for one of three general surgery services and the Staff Surgery outpatient
clinic. Residents at all levels will find a diverse and large volume of
cases available to them. Scholarly activity is stressed with every resident
completing at least one research project leading to presentation or publication.
Residents perform 200 to 250 major operations as chief resident and 900
to 1,000 major operations throughout the five year program. In addition,
there is an excellent patient and case mix, a large number of complex general
and subspecialty cases, upper and lower endoscopy and an ever growing number
of advanced laparoscopy cases.
| PGY Level | Rotation | Length | Location | |
1 |
General Surgery (Blue) | 2 months | SJMO | |
1 |
General Surgery (Green) | 2 months | SJMO | |
1 |
Trauma/Staff Surgery
(Gold) |
2 months |
SJMO |
|
1 |
SICU | 1 months | SJMO | |
1 |
Plastic Surgery | 1 month | SJMO | |
1 |
Head and Neck Surgery | 1 month | SJMO | |
1 |
Urology | 1 month | SJMO | |
1 |
Neurosurgery | 1 month | SJMO | |
1 |
Anesthesia | 1 month | SJMO | |
2 |
General Surgery (Blue) | 2 months | SJMO | |
2 |
General Surgery (Green) | 2 months | SJMO | |
2 |
Trauma/Staff Surgery
(Gold) |
2 months |
SJMO |
|
2 |
SICU | 3 months | SJMO | |
2 |
Thoracic/Vascular (Red) |
2 months |
SJMO |
|
2 |
Burn Unit | 1 month-Categorical | Wayne State University/ Detroit Medical Center |
|
3 |
General Surgery (Blue) | 3 months | SJMO | |
3 |
General Surgery (Green) | 3 months | SJMO | |
3 |
SICU | 3 months | SJMO | |
3 |
Thoracic/Vascular Surgery (Gold) | 3 months | SJMO | |
3 |
Transplant Surgery | 1 month | St. John Hospital | |
4 |
General Surgery (Blue) | 3 months | SJMO | |
4 |
General Surgery (Green) | 3 months | SJMO | |
4 |
Trauma/Staff Surgery
(Gold) |
3 months |
SJMO |
|
4 |
Thoracic/Vascular Surgery | 3 months | SJMO | |
5 |
General Surgery (Blue) | 4 months | SJMO | |
5 |
General Surgery (Green) | 4 months | SJMO | |
4 |
Trauma/Staff Surgery
(Gold) |
4 months |
SJMO |
|
Academic program
Our program at SJMO pioneered the formal teaching
of basic surgical sciences within a community surgical Residency Program.
The teaching faculty of the General Surgery Residency Program have worked
to continue to develop a structured didactic lecture series and conference
schedule to complement the diverse experience gained through direct patient
care and the operative experience for our residents. To assure resident
availability and attendance, conferences are held during protected time.
- Weekly Conferences
- Applied Surgical Anatomy and Physiology o Clinical Surgery lectures
- Critical Care and Trauma
- Multidisciplinary Breast Tumor conference
- General Tumor conference
- Twice Monthly Multidisciplinary GI Tumor conference -
- Monthly Conferences
- Journal Club
- Ethics conference
The General Surgery program at SJMO adheres strictly to the ACGME policies and procedures regarding duty hours. In-house night call is conducted in a team atmosphere with assistance from more senior residents readily available. Residents entering the program can expect the following:
- In-house call for PGY I resident every four to five nights
- In-house call for PGY II and III residents every four to five nights
- In-house call for PGY IV and V resident every three to four nights
- Structured night call schedule and responsibilities based on PGY level in the program
Application requirements
Applications must be filed electronically through
the Electronic
Residency Application Service (ERAS). To qualify
for an interview, you must have graduated from medical school within
the last 3 years. Preference is given to candidates with first attempt
scores of 80 or higher on Steps 1 and 2 of the boards. Applicants must be
U.S. citizens, permanent residents of the U.S., or possess a J-1 visa or
work authorization card.
For more information on the General Surgery program, please call 248-858-3234.
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