Each General Surgery service performs a wide variety of cases, and focuses special attention on subspecialty interests and expertise of the faculty. Focus areas include Transplant, Endocrine, Breast, and Surgical Infection. The Trauma service provides comprehensive polytrauma care and General Surgery specialty care of abdominal or peripheral vascular injuries. The Vascular service provides evaluation and management of extracranial cerebrovascular, abdominal, and peripheral vascular diseases. Hands-on experience with endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery occurs on all services.
Residents actively participate in medical student teaching and evaluation on all services.
The PGY-1 year builds an educational foundation in perioperative care and basic operative skills, facilitating a smooth transition into further General or other surgical training. Progressively increasing responsibility and operative experience occur from the beginning of the first year to the completion of the chief year. UMMC resident operative experience consistently equals that available almost anywhere in the United States. Core conferences meet weekly, utilizing a variety of formats to enhance resident education, to develop clinical problem-solving skills and to provide a forum for Division research activities. Resident travel for paper and poster presentations is financially supported by the Department.