Description
of Program
The program is accredited by the American
College of Osteopathic Surgeons for 4 years of training, leading to eligibility
to sit for the ACOS Boards in General Surgery. There is approval for twelve (12)
residents from the PGY 2 through PGY5 positions.
Application
Process
We participate in the ERAS application service. Prospective
surgical residents apply through the ERAS application service when applying for
internships, as we have a Surgical Track internship that will apply towards the
PGY 1 year in Surgery. Interviews are held regularly from October through
December. Acceptance to the Program in most cases implies completing all 4
years, and only under extraordinary circumstances will early departure from the
program take place. We do accept residents from other institutions as long as
they have an approved osteopathic internship, when openings are present.
Additionally medical students from NYCOM, PCOM, as well as other institutions
rotate through the department on a regular basis, as do interns.
Rotations
Outside rotations include New
York Presbyterian Babies and Children’s Hospital (Pediatric Surgery), Memorial
Sloan-Kettering (Head and Neck Surgery), and New York Hospital
Presbyterian-Cornell/Columbia (Cardio-Thoracic).
Residents rotate through
Trauma, General Surgery and Subspecialty services while in house throughout
their years here.
Ambulatory
Care
Surgical Residents will
benefit from our extensive Ambulatory Care Services, which include Urology,
Plastics/Hand Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Trauma, and ENT.
Resident
Work Hours, Salary and Benefits
Our Surgical Residency is
fully in compliance will Bell Commission rules regarding resident work hours.
Please call for Salary and Benefits. Benefits include food allowance, textbook
allowance, and surgical loupes for the senior residents.
Evaluation
of Residents
A committee of attendings
evaluates residents three times a year. The evaluations are based on the Core
Competencies designated by the AOA/ACOS. Residents are given the opportunity to
evaluate the program and its attending staff as well.
Reading Syllabus and Curriculum
Standard surgical textbooks
that the residents are encouraged to read include Schwartz, Sabiston,
Greenfield, Marino, and Current Surgical Therapy. Our curriculum parallels the
ACOS curriculum, and is being modified to include the new model ACOS curriculum. |
