Curriculum
The general surgery residency at Houston Methodist is a five-year program that provides broad experience in general surgery, surgical basic sciences and numerous surgical specialties. The program is well balanced with academic community training, didactic education and research opportunities to prepare residents to be highly skilled surgeons.
PGY-1
During their first year, residents will experience a broad range of surgical training, including rotations on multiple general surgery services and rotations on the following specific services:
Our goal is to provide the first year resident with exposure to a large volume of surgical patients with varying disease processes.
PGY-2
The second year of residency focuses on several elements of acute care surgery with rotations on services specific to acute care:
PGY-3
Third year residents will spend some time in elective areas, but will rotate on selected services that provide increased case complexity, patient care responsibility and operative experience:
PGY-4
During the fourth year of residency, rotations will be spent on services where residents are expected to assume leadership roles with increasing decision-making responsibility. Residents will also have the opportunity to complete an elective month in the surgical sub-specialty of their choice.
PGY-5
Residents will manage one of the general surgery services at Houston Methodist Hospital during their final year of residency. During this year, they will gain intensive operative experience and, on completion, will be capable of dealing with both routine and complex cases, and all aspects of pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care.
After completing the final year of residency, our graduates will have performed approximately 1,000 major operations and will be eligible to sit for The American Board of Surgery Qualifying Examination.
PGY-1
During their first year, residents will experience a broad range of surgical training, including rotations on multiple general surgery services and rotations on the following specific services:
- Thoracic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Surgical intensive care unit
Our goal is to provide the first year resident with exposure to a large volume of surgical patients with varying disease processes.
PGY-2
The second year of residency focuses on several elements of acute care surgery with rotations on services specific to acute care:
- Multiple general surgery
- Surgical intensive care unit
- Trauma surgery
- Colorectal surgery
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Surgical intensive care unit
PGY-3
Third year residents will spend some time in elective areas, but will rotate on selected services that provide increased case complexity, patient care responsibility and operative experience:
- Multiple general surgery
- Acute care surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Vascular surgery
- Transplant surgery
PGY-4
During the fourth year of residency, rotations will be spent on services where residents are expected to assume leadership roles with increasing decision-making responsibility. Residents will also have the opportunity to complete an elective month in the surgical sub-specialty of their choice.
- General surgery
- Acute care surgery
- Colorectal surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Thoracic surgery
PGY-5
Residents will manage one of the general surgery services at Houston Methodist Hospital during their final year of residency. During this year, they will gain intensive operative experience and, on completion, will be capable of dealing with both routine and complex cases, and all aspects of pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care.
After completing the final year of residency, our graduates will have performed approximately 1,000 major operations and will be eligible to sit for The American Board of Surgery Qualifying Examination.