Why General Surgery?

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Why General Surgery?

• F Balaa M.D. FRCSC
• Career Night
• University of Ottawa
• October 25th 2005

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What is the structure of the residency?
2 core years
5 years
3 senior years
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Core years

• PGY1
• General surgery 3 blocks
• Internal Medicine 2 blocks
• Orthopedics 1 block
• Neurosurgery 1 block
• ICU 1 block
• ER 1 block
• Pediatrics 1 block
• Plastic surgery 1 block
• GI 1 block
• Elective 1 block

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Core years

• PGY2
• General surgery 6 block
• ICU 3 block
• Plastics 3 blocks

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EXAM

• Principles of Surgery Exam (POS)
• 2 session of 150 mcqs
• 800

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Senior Years

• PGY 3
• General surgery 3 blocks
• Pediatrics 3 blocks
• Vascular 3 blocks
• Ambulatory 3 blocks

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Senior Years

• PGY 4
• General surgery 6 blocks
• Thoracic surgery 3 blocks
• Elective 3 blocks

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Senior Years

• PGY 5 Chief Year
• 12 blocks senior resident on general surgery

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EXAM

• Royal College FRCSC
• Written 150 mcqs X 2
• Oral 13 cases
• 3000

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Teaching

• Core Program PGY1-PGY2
• Didactic
• Skills
• Academic Day PGY1-PGY5
• Grand Rounds
• Didactic Teaching
• Journal Club
• Research Time
• Subspecialty Rounds

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Fellowships

• Vascular Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Hepatobiliary
• Critical Care
• Trauma
• Surgical Oncology
• Minimally Invasive Surgery

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So What Happens When I Finish

• Regain Control!
• Community Surgery
• Academic Surgery

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Why General Surgery?

• An undending process
• Day and Night demands
• Hard work
• Excellent judgment
• Ongoing responsibility
• Sacrifice Commitment

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Why Would I chose General Surgery?

• At least one day a week you go home knowing you
  have the best job in the world!

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