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  Months
Service Hospital PGY-5 PGY-4 PGY-3 PGY-2 PGY-1
General Surgery: Red Team
JH 6 4 3-4 4 3
General/Vascular/Thoracic
Surgery: GreenTeam
JH 6 4 2-3 4 4
Surgical Critical Care
JH         2
Cardiac
JH     2    
Plastic/ENT JH         1
Urology
JH         1
Anesthesia
JH         0.5
Research
JH     1-3    
Emergency Room
JH         0.5
Pediatric Surgery
CHMC     2    
Trauma
UCMC   2   2  
Burns
SH       2  
Transplant TCH   2      

KEY: JH - Jewish Hospital, CHMC - Children's Hospital Medical Center, UCMC - University of Cincinnati Medical Center, SH - Shriner's Hospital, TCH - The Christ Hospital

*The above schedule is designed for a categorical resident. Those residents that enter as preliminary will spend a total of eight months on general/vascular/thoracic surgery. The remaining four months will be spent as follows: 2 months surgical Intensive Care Unit, 2 months of electives.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center top of page

During the third year, residents will rotate for two months at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The Children’s Hospital will perform over 19,000 operations in a year, with 4,000 being in the general surgery category. During this rotation, the residents will have a heavy volume of surgery and extensive experience in the clinical management of patients undergoing a wide variety of surgical procedures. In addition to the operative experience, the resident will participate in the many conferences – grand rounds, x-ray, and morbidity and mortality. The resident’s experience during this rotation is under the guidance of Dr. Azizkhan, Director of Pediatric Surgery.

Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Cincinnati, Ohio top of page

During the second year, residents will rotate for two months at the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. This institute is one of only three Pediatric Burn Units in the United States sponsored by the Shriner’s. During this rotation, the residents will take an active role in all aspects of management of the severely burned patient. While on call, the resident is also responsible for the care of adult patients in the University Hospital Burn Unit. In addition, there is extensive experience with the principles of reconstructive and restorative surgery as well as rehabilitation from severe burns. The residents experience during this rotation is under the direction of Richard Kagen, MD, Director of Surgery.

 

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