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 | Trauma Surgery - 3 months General Surgery - 5 months Vascular - 1 month Critical Care - 2 months Pediatric Surgery - 1 month |
| PGY-2 | Trauma Surgery - 3 months General Surgery - 4 months Critical Care - 1 month Plastics - 1 month Clinical Float - 3 months |
| PGY-3 | Trauma Surgery - 3 months General Surgery - 4 months Clinical Float - 3 months Thoracic Surgery - 1 month Vascular - 1 month |
| PGY-4 | Trauma Surgery - 1 month General Surgery - 5 months Vascular - 1 month Clinical Float - 2 months Pediatric Surgery - 1 month Elective - 1 month Thoracic Surgery - 1 month |
| PGY-5 | Trauma Surgery - 2 months General Surgery - 6 months Vascular - 2 months Clinical Float - 1 month ENT/Endoscopy - 1 month Pediatric Surgery |
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.