General Information

Post-Graduate Year 1

Responsibilities

• Pre- and post-operative care
• Minor surgical procedures
• Assists at operations
• “See More, Do More” philosophy
• Increasing opportunities with increased exposure
• Medical student teaching
• Participation in teaching conferences

Sample PGY 1 Rotation Schedule

• Three months of general surgery
• Two months of vascular surgery
• One months of trauma surgery
• One month of transplant surgery
• One month of burn unit
• One month of surgical ICU
• One month of pediatric surgery
• One month of CT surgery
• One month of emergency surgery