Experiences include a broad exposure to general surgical and other surgical specialty diseases and procedures, including trauma. Resident rotations include general surgery, urology, endoscopy, cardiology, peripheral vascular surgery, neurosurgery and surgical critical care. Residents may also take two-month selective rotations at other designated hospitals to gain expertise in their own specialized interest areas. Upon completion of the program, the transitional residency graduate is well versed in the provision of basic ambulatory, inpatient, and intensive care across several specialty areas, and prepared for entry into training in other fields. Specialty rotations are available in the research laboratory, pain clinic, pediatrics, obstetrics, and intensive care.
Emphasis is on training the complete anesthesiologist to enter clinical or academic practice.
Resident training includes general dermatology, pediatric dermatology, dermatologic surgery, venerology and dermatopathology. Weekly conferences include dermatology, journal club, grand rounds, textbook conferences and basic science review. Training in Mohs surgery for skin cancer is amongs the best in the nation, since each resident performs far more cases than average. Family Medicine - is a fully accredited three year program. During the second and third years, each resident will have ample opportunity to establish skills in such procedures as flexible sigmoidoscopy, colposcopy, endometrial biopsy, cryosurgery, electrical cautery, minor surgery and norplant insertion and removal.