Surgical critical care and trauma management, particularly the management of complex multisystem trauma, is integrated throughout the training program. Because we have no subspecialty training programs, as a general surgery resident you will have the added bonus of exposure to a wide variety of subspecialty cases in Cardiothoracic surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic surgery, Urology, Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery. Unlike bigger academic centers, you will learn directly from the attending staff in these specialties and will participate in all aspects of care including operative care. The clinical exposure is considerably beyond most general surgery training programs, making depth as well as breadth the hallmark of a Guthrie trained surgeon. At Guthrie we believe research is an integral part of surgical education.
Residents have opportunities to participate in both clinical as well as basic science research.
The Guthrie Research Foundation, which is located on campus, is central to the research experience of residents in the Guthrie Surgery Program. Presenting at regional and national meetings, as well as submitting papers to peer review journals is encouraged. Administrative, technical, and financial support is available at Guthrie to foster these efforts by surgery residents. The faculty of the General Surgery Residency Program is committed to education. All cases admitted to the surgical service are teaching cases.