Education - Surgery - University of Cincinnati

variety of clinical experiences in the hospitals
and outpatient offices of our integrated and
affiliated institutions which include:
• The University Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• The Christ Hospital
• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Cincinnati Shriners Burns Hospital
• Holzer Clinic
• The University Pointe
• The Good Samaritan Hospital
For detailed information about these sites,
please refer to the Facilities section of this
Annual Report.
Clinical experience is supplemented by an
extensive series of educational conferences
and surgical simulation experience. At the
core of the educational program are Surgical
Grand Rounds, Morbidity and Mortality
Conference, Professor’s Hour, and Surgical
Clinical/Basic Science Conference. These weekly
conferences are supplemented by numerous
specialty or rotation-specific conferences.
Conferences
• Surgical Grand Rounds
• Morbidity and Mortality Conference
• Professor’s Hour
• Surgical Clinical/Basic Science Conference
• General Surgery Preoperative Conference
(individual teams)
• General Surgery Teaching Conference
• Schwartz Club
• Breast Conference
• Hepatobiliary/Radiology Conference
• Pancreas Conference
• Vascular Conference
• Thoracic Conference
• Cardiac & Thoracic Conference
• Trauma Conference
• University Hospital Tumor Board
• VA Tumor Board
• Medicine/Surgery GI Conference
• Transplant Conference
• Transplant Grand Rounds
• Colon & Rectal Surgery Multidisciplinary
Conference
Surgical Simulation
• Surgical Stapling 101
• Basic Laparoscopy
• Advanced Laparoscopy
• DaVinci Robot Training
• VATS Lab
• Trauma Surgical Skills Lab
Complementing the clinical training are
outstanding opportunities to participate in
basic science research in the Department of
Surgery, other basic science laboratories within
the College of Medicine or extramural
institutions. Although research is optional,
most residents spend two years in laboratory
research with a faculty mentor. Opportunities
are available to pursue advanced degrees such
as M.S., Ph.D. or Doctor of Science. These
research projects are supported by two
institutional training grants (T32 awards) from
the National Institutes of Health in trauma and
gastrointestinal surgery.
The Department of Surgery is
extraordinarily committed to excellence in
education. Our residency and fellowship
programs are committed to meeting and
exceeding the ACGME requirements for the
resident work environment. We are committed
to recruiting residents and fellows from diverse
backgrounds and regions united by a common
commitment to excellence. We seek an
atmosphere of mutual respect in which faculty,
medical students, residents and fellows work
as colleagues. Our residents and fellows are
paired with faculty advisors who serve as
mentors. Numerous social events are held
throughout the year to promote the sense
of family within the Department. Residents
who graduate from our programs have an
outstanding record of selection for the best
fellowships in the most competitive specialties
in surgery. Our residents and fellows have
been remarkably successful in securing
positions in academic departments and as
leaders in the community practice of surgery.
Currently, the Department of Surgery
employs Physician Assistants (PAs) who
rotate to the Divisions of Cardiothoracic,
Gastrointestinal/Endocrine (Bariatric), General
Surgery, Trauma, and Vascular. The surgical
Physician Assistant program has been carefully
designed to improve the residency program.
It has been demonstrated that surgical PAs
provide high-quality, cost-effective care.
2005-2006 Visiting Professor
Program
The Visiting Professor Program of the
Department of Surgery is extremely important
for the education of both the faculty and the
residents. It gives the residents a first-hand
opportunity to come into contact with
distinguished leaders in American surgery,
participate in teaching rounds with them, and
get to know them as individuals at various
luncheons and social gatherings. In addition,
the Visiting Professor gives presentations at
Surgical Grand Rounds to faculty, residents and
medical students, and often speaks a second
time during the visit at a Surgical Seminar or
Education
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