The Surgery Department at the Medical College of Virginia of VCU has a long history of clinical and academic excellence. Graduates of our residency program have gone on to become department or division chairmen at prestigious institutions through out the country. Approximately four out of of five graduates each year choose to go on to competitive fellowship programs or begin careers in academic surgery. Others choose to become community surgeons. This program will equip one to pursue either goal.
Residents participate in the operating room beginning in their internship year.
All operative cases are supervised by attending staff. Rotations in the Intensive Care Unit begin in the first year. Senior residents participate in the education of junior residents. Weekly divisional conferences are led by senior residents who discuss interesting cases and share recent literature on the topic. Another weekly conference designed specifically for interns, led by interns, focuses on the opportunity to improve presentation skills and discuss topics among one's peers.