Curriculum
| Unless noted otherwise, the following rotations are at Shands Jacksonville | |
| PGY 1 | |
| (A mixture of the following, 1-2 months each service) Acute Care Surgery For those interns who request American Osteopathic Association-approved internships, the following rotations are available: Family Practice |
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| PGY 2 | |
| ICU | 6 months |
| Acute Care Surgery | 2 months |
| General Surgery (Memorial Hospital) |
2 months |
| General Surgery | 1 month |
| Pediatric Surgery (Wolfson's Childrens Hospital) |
1 month |
| Transplant (Mayo Clinic - categorials) |
1 month |
| PGY 3 | |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 3 months |
| Surgical Oncology | 3 months |
| Trauma | 3 months |
| Vascular Surgery | 3 months |
| PGY 4 | |
| General Surgery | 3 months |
| Pediatric Surgery | 3 months |
| Elective | 6 weeks |
| Colonoscopy | 6 weeks |
| Transplant (Mayo Clinic) |
6 weeks |
| Trauma | 6 weeks |
| PGY 5 | |
| Acute Care Surgery | 3 months |
| General Surgery | 3 months |
| Surgical Oncology | 3 months |
| Vascular Surgery | 3 months |
The resident is exposed to a broad range of surgical experiences. Clinical experience is structured for the acquisition of clinical acumen through graduated responsibility in pre, intra and postoperative patient care. Specialty exposure includes trauma, general surgery, head and neck, vascular, pediatric and surgical oncology, plus much more as seen in our rotations offered.
Additional residents are on elective research rotations. This typically is chosen between the PGY 2 and PGY 3 years.
Conferences: Teaching conferences are categorized as departmental or divisional. Departmental conferences are described below:
General Surgery Conference: weekly conference relevant to surgery patient care
Grand Rounds: a weekly conference focused on specific issues relevant to general surgery or surgical subspecialties.
Basic Science: a weekly lecture series designed to cover the principles of the basic science of human biology on a two-year rotational cycle.
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Morbidity and Mortality: weekly review of all complications and deaths.
Trauma Morbidity and Mortality: multidisciplinary review of care of all trauma patients encountered during previous month.
Vascular Conference: weekly case conference
Journal Club: monthly review of articles relevant to a specific topic selected by the responsible faculty member and the resident coordinators.