The resident is also mentored by a faculty member who supplies him interesting cases to present. On the average, each resident presents 5 times per year. Each month the Thursday morning conference is interrupted for Morbidity and Mortality conference. Away conferences are paid for by the department and in the first year include a one week micro course in the fall, then a cranio-maxillofacial course in the spring. This is separate from vacation time.
Meals are gratis.
Can't beat it. Each winter holiday, a book stipend is presented. For the most part, all major texts are available in the residents office and in the University surgery library just down the hall. Selected readings are also in the library. Obviously operative days may be longer depending upon the cases.