Department of Surgery

To broaden their understanding of the role of surgical management in various disease processes, general surgery residents rotate on surgical subspecialty services during the junior years including pediatric surgery, transplantation, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology, plastic surgery, etc. Senior residents rotating on the pediatric surgery and the cardiothoracic services gain a more comprehensive experience in these principal areas of general surgery.

Most of the training is done at the UK Chandler Medical Center, the parent institution for the General Surgery residency program. UK HealthCare rotations will include UK Good Samaritan Hospital. The VA Medical Center is integrated into the training program, connected via a tunnel and staffed by general surgery faculty. University and VA teaching conferences are combined. Residents rotate at the VA Medical Center during their PGY-1, PGY-3 and PGY-5 years. During their PGY-4 year, general surgery residents rotate at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. During the PGY-2 year, residents rotate at the UK-affiliated community hospital, St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead, KY. These rotations allow the resident to participate in a large volume of operative procedures while gaining a perspective on general surgery in urban and rural community settings. Volunteer surgical staff are active in resident education during these rotations.

Rotation Schedules

Conference Schedule

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Licensure, Perks

Application Process
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Interview Dates, Visiting UK

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Rotations

PGY-5 – 2 Months Each
Acute Care Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Surgical Oncology
Gastrointestinal Surgery
General Surgery (UK Good Sam)
VA General Surgery
VA Vascular Surgery

PGY-4 - 2 Months Each
Acute Care Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery (Float)
Pediatric Surgery
St. Joseph Hospital
Trauma

PGY-3 – 2 Months Each
Acute Care Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
General Surgery (UK Good Sam)
UK Vascular Surgery
VA General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Transplantation Surgery

PGY-2 – 2 Months Each
Acute Care Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
St. Claire Medical Center X 2

PGY-1 – 1 Month Each
Anesthesia
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Gastrointestinal Surgery
General Surgery (UK Good Sam)
ICU
Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Transplantation Surgery
Trauma
UK Vascular Surgery
VA General Surgery
VA Vascular Surgery