PGY-3
Third Year Residents:At this level, residents receive a more intense clinical training in different components of surgery. The emphasis at this level is to be able to manage patients more independently and to refine surgical skills to the extent that the resident is able to perform technically sophisticated procedures under direct supervision of attending surgeons. Residents at the third year level rotate through vascular surgery, trauma surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, gynecology, and general surgery. They are the senior-most residents on all but the general surgery and gynecology rotations. General surgery and gynecology are two- and one-month rotations, respectively. The remaining rotations are of three months duration, which allows residents to have excellent exposure to clinical material on those services. The residents are expected to present on patients from their service at Morbidity/Mortality conferences and Case Management conferences.
Third Year Resident Educational Objectives:
1. Continues to develop technical skills necessary for the performance of more complex surgical procedures in general and minimally invasive surgery (i.e., laparoscopic cholecystectomy, small bowel resection, surgical ultrasound).
2 . Establishes the knowledge base, judgment, and interpersonal skills necessary to function as a surgical consultant (successfully manages simple consults with minimal help).
3 . Develops organizational and teaching skills necessary for basic management of a surgical service (manages service administrative duties assigned by chief resident or faculty).
4. Demonstrates proficiency in the rational use of surgical literature and evidence-based medicine (defends discussions and recommendations with scientific evidence).