The Reading Hospital General Surgery Residency Program curriculum was developed to immerse trainees in the core areas of General Surgery at different levels of training. This creates a continuum of skill development with advancing years of training. Fifty-seven of the 60 months of training are spent at the home base, Reading Hospital. Three months are spent at two high-quality partner institutions to gain meaningful exposure to Pediatric and Transplant surgery. This curriculum will give trainees the opportunity to be well trained, either to pursue practice or additional fellowship training.
| Section | Topic & Duration |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | General Surgery - 3 months Trauma Surgery - 3 months Vascular Surgery - 3 months Surgical Critical Care - 2 months Bariatric Surgery/Anesthesia - 1 month |
| PGY-2 | General Surgery - 3 months Trauma Surgery - 3 months Vascular Surgery - 1 month Surgical Critical Care - 1 month Plastic Surgery - 2 months Cardiothoracic Surgery - 2 months |
| PGY-3 | General Surgery - 3 months Trauma Surgery - 3 months Plastic Surgery - 2 months Pediatric Surgery - 2 months Clinical Float - 1 month Transplant - 1 month |
| PGY-4 |
General Surgery - 1 month Trauma Surgery - 3 months Vascular Surgery - 3 months Thoracic Surgery - 2 months Head and Neck/Endocrine - 2 months Clinical Float - 1 month |
| PGY-5 |
General Surgery - 3 months Trauma Surgery - 3 months Vascular Surgery - 3 months Colorectal Surgery - 3 months |
Mandatory didactic sessions occur during weekly protected time on all rotations and include: the SCORE Curriculum (each resident receives a subscription); journal club; formal lectures; and M+M conferences.