That is the residency in general surgery. Residents are provided significantly greater experience and responsibility than is generally provided in programs having surgical specialty residencies or fellowships. Our graduates are competitively prepared for fellowships, academic positions, or private practice. The residency is conducted in one institution . There are no rotations to scattered hospitals.
Residents receive their training at one site and under one faculty for an integrated curriculum.
The research year sharpens technical skills, provides rigorous training in research methodology, ensures an academically competitive curriculum vitae, fosters national research networking opportunities, and provides time for reflection and creativity. In cooperation with the ECU School of Business we have implemented a program to allow the optional use of the surgery research year to obtain the MBA degree. The Department is recognized for its national leadership in surgical education . The curriculum is integrated with surgical geriatrics, developed in our Department of Surgery under a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation and the American Geriatrics Society. The department also houses the editorial offices, and is the creative center, for the national periodical Current Surgery .