Department of Surgery
Residency/Fellowship Programs
Resident Life
| The First Postgraduate Year |
The first year provides a broad exposure to the principle and secondary components of general surgery. The resident does a series of one month rotations on a variety of surgical services where emphasis is placed on pre- and post-operative management and basic technical skills. Rotations include:
- General surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Emergency Department
- Pediatrics
- Transplant surgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
During this year, first year residents are instructed and nurtured by faculty and senior residents as they gain experience and confidence in patient management, invasive procedures, and simple operations.
| The Second Postgraduate Year |
The second postgraduate year has been designed to complement the exposure and skills obtained in the first year. Emphasis is placed on surgical critical care and operative technique. Time is spent in the general surgery/trauma ICU and cardiothoracic surgery at Temple . The remainder of the year is spent in general surgery. Rotations in General surgery are at:
- Temple University Hospital
- Underwood Memorial Hospital
- Crozer Chester Medical Center
- Northeastern Hospital
A rotation in Trauma surgery is at Temple University Hospital. On these rotations, the second year resident gains the experience and judgment necessary to manage the sickest of surgical patients, and also begins to master the craft of surgery.
| The Third Postgraduate Year |
The third postgraduate year provides an intensive experience in general surgery and surgical subspecialities. Residents assume significant responsibility for the diagnostic evaluation and surgical care of patients. The third year rotations include:
- General surgery (Temple University Hospital, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Jeanes Hospital, Underwood Memorial Hospital)
- Vascular surgery (Temple University Hospital)
- Trauma surgery (Temple University Hospital)
| The Fourth Postgraduate Year |
The fourth year resident assumes greater responsibility in patient care and, in fact, the senior resident runs the service on all rotations. Fourth year rotations include:
- General surgery (Temple University Hospital, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Underwood Memorial Hospital)
- Pediatric surgery (Temple University Children's Medical Center)
- Transplant surgery (Temple University Hospital)
- Trauma surgery (Temple University Hospital)
| The Fifth Postgraduate Year |
During the final year of residency, the reisdent is appointed clinical instructor in surgery and manages the surgical service to which he/she is assigned. The chief surgical resident directs the surgical clinics and teaches the junior residents and medical students. The chief resident spends time on the Trauma Service at Temple University Hospital and on General Surgery Services at Temple University Hospital and Jeanes Hospital.
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