Program Description
The General Surgery Residency Program offers:
- Ethnically and socio-economically diverse patient population
- Rigorous academic atmosphere with a broad experience in general surgery
- Structured two- and five-year programs in evidence-based learning and research
- Rotational opportunities offered throughout the four MGH integrated and two affiliated institutions
- A wide variety of surgical experience of between 900 and 1100 major operations per resident
- Valuable Trauma/Surgical Critical Care experience at each MGH Hospital including a Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
- Outpatient clinic experience at each institution
- Educational allowance for books, conferences and paper presentations
- Vast amount of educational and core curriculum material through University of Illinois internet library access
- Excellent support facilities including classrooms and libraries with 24/7 access to electronic books, journals and medical decision making sites
- Simulation labs
