Curriculum/Rotations
Block schedule
Supplemental to clinical curriculum the program offers a formal didactic series:
- Didactics activities include one half-day of protected time weekly for resident and faculty lectures, case presentations, anatomy laboratories, simulations and more. Topics are based on the Surgical CORE (SCORE) curriculum of the American College of Surgeons and include weekly readings and quizzes.
- Each month, residents will participate in a Morbidity & Mortality conference as well as Journal Club to discuss current medical literature and articles.
- Scholarly activities are required during the 5-year residency per ACGME-accreditation training, provided by the institution, with oversight and support provided by an academic research coordinator.