General Surgery Residency Program Curriculum

Post-Graduate Year 1: (General Surgery Special Emphasis Internship Program)

• General Surgery: 3 months
• Surgery Elective: 2 months
• Internal Medicine: 2 months
• Family Practice: 1 month
• Critical Care: 1 month
• Emergency Medicine: 1 month
• Obstetrics and Gynecology: 1 month
• Pediatrics: 1 month

Post-Graduate Year 2:

• General Surgery: 12 months

Post-Graduate Year 3:

• General Surgery: 7 months
• Surgery Electives: 1 month
• Vascular Surgery: 2 months
• GI Surgery: 1 month
• Urology: 1 month

Post-Graduate Year 4:

• General Surgery: 6 months
• Surgery Electives: 2 months
• Pediatric/Transplant Surgery: 2 months
• Cardio-Thoracic/Colorectal: 2 months
  

Post-Graduate Year 5:

• General Surgery: 12months

General Surgery Didactic Program

• Surgery Grand Rounds: Weekly
• Mortality & Morbidity Conferences: Monthly
• Staff Lectures: Monthly
• Resident Lectures: Monthly
• Cases Presentations: Weekly
• Oncology Conferences: Monthly
• Vascular Conferences: Monthly
• Tumor Board: Weekly
• Trauma Conference: Monthly
  
• Trauma M&M: Monthly
  
• Cadaver Labs: 6 times/year
  
• Journal Club: Monthly
  
• Education Lecture Series: 12 times/year
  
• Laparoscopic Simulator Experience - lab-based training sessions
  
  All residents (PGY2-5) have a Clinical Faculty Appointment at Des Moines University to provide lectures and surgical skills laboratory instruction.