• Goal
• Overall Description
          UC Davis Medical Center
          Kaiser Hospitals
          Shriners Hospitals
          Sutter Hospitals
          Sacramento VA Medical Center
• Basic Residency Program
          Operative Experience 2009 Graduates 
• Diversity of the Residency 
          Residency Roster 2009-2010 
• Fellowships 
• Faculty 
• Research 
• Application Instructions 

Goal

The goal of the general surgery training program is to cultivate leaders in surgery, whether their interests are clinical or academic.

Overall description

The residency program includes five clinical years of postgraduate training at the UC Davis Medical Center and five affiliated teaching hospitals. The program consists of two years of basic general surgery training - PG-I and PG-II - in which the trainee is introduced to the broad discipline of general surgery. This knowledge base prepares residents to enter any of the major surgical specialties. The PG-III year is a year of transition from the junior resident to the senior resident role. Residents are granted graded responsibility throughout the junior and intermediate years. At the end of the PG-III year, some residents participate in a research experience during which they pursue an in-depth clinical project, basic science research or a combination of both. During the last two years of clinical training PG-IV and PG-V residents serve on the various clinical services as the chief resident.

We have approximately 30 residents in the first two-years of training. Half will ultimately enter a surgical subspecialty. We have eight categorical residents in each class and the program is non-pyramidal. We make a strong commitment to the residents we match. Categorical residents are assured steady progress through the program, provided that they meet predetermined guidelines set by the department.

UC Davis Medical Center

All of the School of Medicine's clinical disciplines are based in Sacramento at the UC Davis Medical Center, 18 miles east of the UC Davis main campus. UC Davis Medical Center handles a large volume of emergencies, and referrals of complex, specialized problems from all over Northern California. UC Davis Medical Center has active programs in burn, cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery, pediatric, surgical oncology, transplant, trauma and vascular.

Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers

Three Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers (North/Roseville and South) are amongst the most active in the Northern California Kaiser system. Each hospital contributes a large volume of elective surgeries, similar to those seen in the community practice of surgery.

Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California

Shriners Hospitals for Children provides residents with a comprehensive experience in the treatment of pediatric burns including critical-care management.

Sutter Hospital

The largest of Sacramento's private hospitals, Sutter Hospital introduces the residents to a large number of excellent clinical surgeons in a private practice setting.

Sacramento VA Medical Center

The VA Hospital of Northern California in Sacramento opened its doors in 1999. The VA Hospital offers residents an opportunity to participate in the care of a large population of veterans residing in Northern California. These patients present with the full breadth of general surgical problems, including complex GI, vascular, and thoracic pathology. Residents work closely with experienced faculty in providing outstanding care to the veteran population of Northern California.

Together, these clinic resources provide the residents with an abundance of diverse clinical material and assure a balanced surgical training program. During the assigned clinical years, approximately 55 percent of the total time is spent at UC Davis Medical Center, 25 percent at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers and 20 percent at Sutter Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California and the Sacramento VA Medical Center.

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