| Guidelines
for Each Level of Training by Service |
|
General
Surgery at the Veteran's Hospital |
| The overall
goal of the multi-year exposure of the residents on the General
Surgery Service at the VA Hospital is the ultimate production of an
accomplished general surgeon skilled in the diagnosis, management
and operative therapy of general and vascular surgical problems. The
objectives are below by each level with the presumption that each
level of advancement includes those objectives listed for the
previous level. All of these levels include inpatient and outpatient
contacts. |
| PGY-1
Level
|
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Diagnosis
and Management - pre and post op care of general surgical and
vascular surgical patients.
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Knowledgeable
of general surgical and vascular disease, diagnosis and
indications for surgery.
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Exposure
to operative technique of amputation, hernia, etc.
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Exposure
to critical care management.
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Teaching
responsibilities for medical students.
|
|
PGY-2
Level |
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Further
knowledge of general surgical and vascular disease and critical
care.
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Increased
responsibility for patient management.
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Teaching
responsibilities for medical students.
|
| PGY-3
Level |
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Further
increased knowledge of general surgical and vascular disease and
their treatment.
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Increased
judgment and operative skill and patient care responsibility.
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Primary
critical care responsibility for ICU patients.
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At
this level the resident will perform some general surgical
procedure.
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Teaching
responsibilities for junior level residents and medical
students.
|
| PGY-4
Level |
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Increased
knowledge of general and vascular surgery diseases.
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Primary
responsibility for off service consultation.
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Primary
responsibility for upper and lower GI endoscopy.
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Primary
responsibility for Uptown Division general surgical clinic.
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Teaching
responsibilities for residents at junior levels and medical
students.
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Increased
operative responsibilities.
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Function
as Chief Resident in his absence.
|
| PGY-5 (Chief Resident) |
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Increased
knowledge of general and vascular disease and their management.
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Full
responsibility for management of all general surgical problems.
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Senior
responsibility for consultation on vascular and other general
surgical problems.
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Knowledge
of indications and techniques for various vascular and general
surgical problems.
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Teaching
responsibility for residents at junior levels and medical
students.
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