The 60-month clinical program should include at least 54 months spent on clinical assignments in surgery, with documented experience in emergency care and surgical critical care in order to enable residents to manage patients with severe and complex illnesses and with major injuries.

ABSITE is administered every year to all residents in January.

PGY-1

  • Intensive Care Unit: 2 months
  • Acute Care Surgery: 2 months
  • General Surgery: 3 months
  • Vascular: 1 month
  • Burn/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: 1 month
  • Trauma: 1 month
  • Surgical Oncology: 2 months

PGY-2

  • Intensive Care Unit: 2 months
  • Acute Care Surgery: 2 months
  • General Surgery: 2 months
  • Burn/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: 2 months
  • Surgical Oncology: 4 months

PGY-3

  • Acute Care Surgery: 2 months
  • General Surgery: 1 month
  • Vascular: 2 months
  • Trauma: 2 months
  • Colon: 2 months
  • Surgical Oncology: 3 months

PGY-4

  • General Surgery: 5 months
  • Vascular: 1 month
  • Pediatric: 3 months
  • Transplant 1 month
  • Surgical Oncology: 2 months

PGY-5

  • Acute Care Surgery: 3 months
  • General Surgery: 6 months
  • Surgical Oncology: 3 months