Curriculum

Research/scholarly activities for general surgery residents

Grand Strand Medical Center has built a culture of producing high quality research, case report publications, local and national conference presentations and quality improvement projects. We have streamlined access to robust research support. We have a didcated research coordinator for GME, a robust retrospective database through HCA, librarians and statisticians.

Some highlights for each type of scholarly activity include:

Quality improvement:

• Longitudinal research curriculum during your PGY1 year which will culminate in starting your own QI project
• This project will also count towards your Performance Improvement requirement
• Support to present at local and national conferences.

Case Report:

• Month-long opportunity to spend time in research during Subspecialty rotations in your PGY1 year which will culminate in a case report/case series to present during HCA Poster Day

Research:

• Faculty assistance with scholarly projects
• Research lectures on basic statistics, methods and methodology from South Atlantic Division research leadership

2025-2026 Block schedule
(one-month rotations; schedules subject to change)

PGY1

PGY2

PGY3

PGY4

PGY5