Rotations
General Surgery residents are based out of UPMC Jameson, a rapidly expanding community hospital located in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Residents also cover UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley campus, located about 20 minutes north in Farrell, Pennsylvania. General Surgery residents will interact with residents from UPMC Horizon’s Family Medicine residency program, who rotate on the surgical service as part of their education and also provide care to mutual patients at UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley campus.
PGY-1 Rotations
- General/Vascular/Bariatric Surgery & Endoscopy (UPMC Jameson/Horizon)
- ICU (2 months at UPMC Jameson)
- CCU (UPMC Presbyterian)
- Burn/General Surgery (UPMC Mercy)
- Urology (UPMC Jameson)
- Pediatric Surgery (UPMC Children’s Hospital)
- Night Float (1 months)
PGY-2 Rotations
- General/Vascular/Bariatric Surgery & Endoscopy (UPMC Jameson/Horizon)
- Trauma & Acute Care Surgery (UPMC Hamot)
- TICU (UPMC Presbyterian)
- Breast Surgery (UPMC Jameson)
- Night Float (2 months)
PGY-3 Rotations
- General/Vascular/Bariatric Surgery & Endoscopy (UPMC Jameson/Horizon)
- Trauma & Acute Care Surgery (UPMC Hamot)
- Colorectal Surgery (UPMC Hamot)
- Hepatobiliary Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian Montefiore)
- Pediatric Surgery (UPMC Children’s Hospital)
- Night Float (2 months)
Other Third Year Experiences
- BLS and ACLS renewal
- Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) certification
- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) certification
PGY-4 Rotations
- General/Vascular/Bariatric Surgery & Endoscopy (UPMC Jameson/Horizon)
- Cardiothoracic Surgery (UPMC Hamot)
- Trauma & Acute Care Surgery/Trauma (UPMC Hamot)
- Breast Surgery (UPMC Jameson)
- Colorectal Surgery (UPMC Hamot)
- Endocrine Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian Montefiore)
- Night Float (1 month)
Other Fourth Year Experiences
- Mock Oral Board at UPMC Presbyterian
Mock oral boards are held yearly in order for residents to assess their progress and enable them to set learning and improvement goals. The simulation is consistent with oral board’s case scenarios, and residents are graded on their responses. Immediately following the testing process each resident receives a detailed critique of his/her responses to help identify areas of strengths and weaknesses as well as to assess critical thinking expected for their training year. Residents then develop action plans to improve their identified weaknesses and this method of life-long learning is reinforced throughout their training. In addition, all PGY 4 & PGY 5 residents participate in the Western Pennsylvania Area general surgery mock oral boards. These mock board participants consist of teaching faculty and residents from the region’s general surgical residency programs. Both the local and regional mock boards are designed to simulate the actual oral board process to help acclimate residents to this testing environment and expectations as well as to learn successful, test-taking strategies. Examiner evaluations are discussed with each resident at the completion of testing to maximize learning potential from case management errors.
PGY-5 Rotations (Chief Residents)
- General/Vascular/Bariatric Surgery & Endoscopy at UPMC Jameson/Horizon
Other Fifth Year Experiences
- Mock Oral Board at UPMC Presbyterian