| | | Clinical Experience | Residents rotate at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Based on current surgical volumes and expected growth, all graduating residents will meet their case volumes to sit for the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery exam. There is also a significant breath of cases to provide the resident with a wide scope of clinical experience. | | Academic Conferences | Major teaching conferences are shared among the institutions in addition to conferences that are specific and unique to each institution. The typical educational schedule of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center is outlined below: | | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | 7 - 8 am
M&M | 7:30 - 8:30 am
Tumor board | 7 - 8 am
Basic science | 7 - 8 am
Clinical science
9 am
Walk rounds | 7 - 8 am
Critical care conference | 7 - 8 am
M&M | 7:30 - 8:30 am
Tumor board | 7 - 8 am
Basic science | 7 - 8 am
Clinical science
9 am
Walk rounds | 7 - 8 am
Vascular surgery conference | 7 - 8 am
M&M | 7:30 - 8:30 am
Tumor board | 7 - 8 am
Basic science | 7 - 8 am
Clinical science
9 am
Walk rounds | 7 - 8 am
Thoracic surgery conference | 7 - 8 am
M&M | 7:30 - 8:30 am
Tumor board | 7 - 8 am
Basic science | 7 - 8 am
Clinical science
9 am
Walk rounds | 7 - 8 am
Journal club |
In addition to the academic conference schedule, special educational programs are offered throughout the academic year including: - Intern orientation program
- Yearly in-service exam
- Laparoscopic skills course
- Visiting professors lectures
- In-house mock oral exams reviews for PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents
- Mock oral exams for PGY-5 residents
- Academic tutoring
- Advisor/advisee system
- Residents as teachers program
- Practice seminars
- Ethics modules
- Curriculum on professionalism
- Support for travel to conferences and courses
| | Resident Rotations | | PGY | Residents | Rotations | PGY-1
GWVMC | 5 Categorical | 5 months general surgery: 2 months trauma/acute care surgery, 1 month Blue Service, 1 month Red Service, 1 month ambulatory surgery
7 months specialties: 1 month MSICU, 1 month cardiothoracic surgery, 2 month IM, 1 month emergency department, 1 month anesthesia, 1 month urology | PGY-2
GWVMC | 5 Categorical | 6 months general surgery; 2 months trauma/acute care surgery, 2 months Blue Service, 2 months Red Service,
6 months specialties: 1 month MSICU, 2 month vascular surgery, 1 month plastic surgery, 1 month CT surgery, 1 month GI/endoscopy | | PGY-3 | 5 Categorical | 9 months general surgery: 3 months trauma/acute care surgery, 3 months Blue Service, 3 months Red Service
2 months of pediatric surgery at GMC
1 month of transplantation at GMC | PGY-4
GWVMC | 5 Categorical | 8 months general surgery: 4 months trauma/acute care surgery, 2 months Blue Service, 2 months Red Service
2 months vascular surgery
2 months thoracic surgery | PGY-5
GWVMC | 5 Categorical | 12 months general surgery: 6 months trauma/acute care surgery, 3 months Blue Service, 3 months Red Service |
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWVMC); Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)
| | Operative Experience | | | Minimum number
of cases required | Average number
of cases predicted | | Skin, soft tissue and breast | 25 | 40 | | Head and neck | 24 | 30 | | Alimentary track | 72 | 150 | | Abdomen | 65 | 120 | | Liver | 4 | 8 | | Pancreas | 3 | 8 | | Vascular | 44 | 50 | | Endocrine | 8 | 20 | | Trauma (operative) | 10 | 15 | | Trauma (non-operative) | 20 | 100 | | Thoracic | 15 | 50 | | Pediatric | 20 | 30 | | Plastic | 5 | 20 | | Endoscopy | 29 | 100 | | Laparoscopy | 34 | 100 | | Total major cases | 500 | 841 | | Total as Chief | 150 | 250 | | Total major cases as TA | -- | 1,091 | | Total cases (minor + major) | -- | 1,200 |
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