Repeated absenteeism could affect the resident's advancement and promotion. The Curriculum was started 1st of February 2000. The clinical science lectures are from Greenfield Surgery Scientific Principles and Practice, and the basic science lectures cover material from both Greenfield and O'Leary The Physiologic Basis of Surgery. Each educational team is constructed of at least one resident at each level. The teams are assigned randomly.
Every incoming intern is assigned an educational team.
The team leader is a PGY4 in February. The team leader end their term with the intraining exam the following January. After the intraining exam each PGY5 act as a team advisor only.