The General Surgery curriculum is based on topics which change on a monthly basis. The entire curriculum cycle will repeat every two years. In addition to the schedule below, PGY1 residents are required to complete all assigned learning modules from “Fundamentals of Surgery”.
The curriculum developed by the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) will be used as the “curriculum manager”. SCORE has created a General Surgery Resident Curriculum Portal, to deliver educational content aligned with the curriculum to general surgery programs and residents. This means that articles, book chapters and videos concerning the topic of the month will be assigned via SCORE.
| MONTH | 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 |
|---|---|---|
| JULY | Critical Care / Transfusion / Coagulation | Nutrition, Fluids and Anesthesia / Soft tissue trauma |
| AUG | Hernia | Surgical Infections / Biliary / Liver |
| SEPT | Biliary | Hernia / Large Intestine / Colon cancer |
| OCT | Pancreas | Anorectal / Stomach / Small Intestine |
| NOV | Endocrine / Breast | Vascular Arterial / Head and Neck |
| DEC | ABSITE Review / Patient Safety | Esophagus / General Abdomen |
| JAN | ABSITE Review | Patient Safety / Skin and Soft Tissue |
| FEB | Trauma / Critical Care | Vascular Venous / Access |
| MAR | Vascular / Arterial | Organ System Dysfunction / Thoracic |
| APR | Surgical Infections | Genitourinary / OBGYN / Spleen |
| MAY | Pediatric / Plastics | Transplantation / Pediatrics |
| JUNE | Stomach / Small Intestine | Preop Evaluation / Breast |