Curriculum and rotation schedule

Training and research

At St. David’s Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Surgery Residency Program, we aim to train well-rounded, capable physicians that provide quality healthcare services for patients and families in the community. At St. David's Healthcare we believe that we should provide exceptional care to every patient every day with a spirit of warmth, friendliness, and personal pride.

Training

Over the course of our program, residents will train under board-certified surgeons who serve as role models for our core values. Residents will be expected to demonstrate the mission of St. David’s Healthcare through the provision of patient-centered care in everyday clinical activities. St. David’s Healthcare Graduate Medical Education General Surgery Residency Program hopes to instill in its residents a desire for lifelong learning and scholarly activity, as well as provide them with the tools and experiences necessary to become competent, autonomous general surgeons.
The goals of our General Surgery Residency Program are to provide exceptional care and financial stability in order to train competent physicians in the practice of General Surgery. These goals are driven by our values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I.C.A.R.E.).

Research

HCA GME has commitment to scholarly activity, based on more than 30 million patient encounters each year, that bridges the gap between complimenting evidence and exceptional patient care. Merging the rigor of ACGME accreditation standards with high patient touch, our residents deliver care rooted in evidence-based medicine that demonstrates our mission to care for the improvement of human life.

Conference schedule

St. David's Healthcare Graduate Medical Education has a strong rigorous academic focus. Residents are trained by board-certified physicians utilizing evidence based educational curriculum.
Didactic sessions include: M & M conference, journal club, interactive computer modules, ABSITE, case conferences, grand rounds, tumor board, sub-specialty lectures, case reviews, root cause analysis interactive workshops, and collaborative care practice initiatives.

In addition to weekly and monthly didactic sessions, our program utilizes daily multidisciplinary bedside rounding focusing on the healthcare team approach to more actively engage the patients and their care team thus improving collaboration and patient outcomes.
Resident are also encouraged to participate in hospital and program level committees. Hospital and Program level committee involvement fosters overall professional development of our residents as they participate in “task force” leveled conversation.

Curriculum and rotation schedule

Subjective to change.

PGY-1

  • General Surgery - 6 rotations
  • Trauma AM - 2 rotations
  • Trauma PM - 2 rotations
  • Plastic Surgery - 2 rotations

PGY-2

  • STICU - 2-4 rotations
  • Surgical Oncology - 2-4 rotations
  • Thoracic surgery - 2-4 rotations
  • Urology - 2-4 rotations
  • Vascular surgery - 2-4 rotations

PGY-3

  • General surgery - 6 rotations
  • Trauma AM - 2 rotations
  • Trauma PM - 2 rotations
  • Colorectal surgery - 2 rotations 

PGY-4

  • Thoracic surgery - 2-4 rotations
  • Vascular surgery - 2-4 rotations
  • Head/neck - 2-4 rotations
  • Pediatric surgery - 2-4 rotations
  • Transplant surgery - 2-4 rotations

PGY-5

  • General surgery - 4 rotations
  • Surgical Oncology - 2 rotations
  • Trauma AM - 2 rotations
  • Trauma PM - 2 rotations
  • Colorectal surgery - 2 rotations