Rotation Blocks

PGY 1-2 Block 1

 

Block 2

 

Block 3

 

Block 4

 

Block 5

 

Block 6

 

Block 7

(7 weeks)

Block 8

 

Block 9

 

Block 10

 

Block 11

 

Block 12

 

PGY 1 (4 week blocks) Trauma GS GS GS Plastics SICU Trauma/ACS GS GS GS GS Peds Surg
HH HH HH HH HH HH SFH SFH SFH JDH THOCC CCMC
PGY 2 (4 week blocks) GS (Breast) GS Plastics Colorectal SICU SICU Trauma/ACS ACS/Consult Endoscopy GS GS GS
HH HH HH SFH SFH SFH SFH SFH THOCC THOCC THOCC JDH
PGY 3-5 Block 1

 

Block 2

 

Block 3

 

Block 4

(11 weeks)

Block 5

 

Block 6

 

PGY 3 (8 week blocks) GS GS Transplant Trauma/ACS GS Pediatric Surg
HH HH HH SFH JDH CCMC
PGY 4 (8 week blocks) Surg Onc/GS MIS/Bariatric Trauma Surgery Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Trauma/ACS GS
HH HH HH HH/JDH SFH THOCC
PGY 1 (8 week blocks) GS GS GS Trauma/ACS Surg Onc/GS GS
HH HH HH SFH SFH JDH
With PGY-3 Temp Increase 2018-2019: Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7
Blocks are 7 weeks long except for Block 4 which is 10 weeks GS

HH

GS

HH

Transplant

HH

Trauma ACS

SFH

GS

JDH

Pediatric Surg

CCM

GS/Vascular/

Endocrine

HH

Notes

  1. Blocks are 4 weeks for PGY 1/2 rotations and 8 weeks for PGY 3-5 rotations except for Block 7 which is 7 weeks for PGY 1/2 and Block 4 for PGY3-5 which is 11 weeks.
  2. GS=General Surgery, ACS=Acute Care Surgery, SICU=Surigcal ICU, Surg Onc=Surgical Oncology, MIS=Minimally Invasive Surgery
  3. HH=Hartford Hospital, THOCC=The Hospital of Central Connecticut, SFH: Saint Francis Hospital, CCMC: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, JDH=John Dempsey Hospital
  4. All rotations except for SICU include on average ½ per week of outpatient experience.
  5. All rotations include a ½ day per week (Friday AM) of dedicated educational time/conference.
  6. All residents are allowed 3 weeks of vacation time per academic year. The vacation time is equally allocated to each rotation/site based on numbers of residents per site.

PGY1

The PGY1 schedule is designed to give first year residents a broad exposure to general surgery with experiences at all of our clinical sites. The educational focus for the year is on basic operative skills and pre/postoperative care.

PGY2

The PGY2 schedule allows the resident to expand their knowledge base of surgical disease and begin to develop more advanced surgical skills. During the PGY2 year there are additional SICU blocks with increased responsibility, a focused breast rotation, and a dedicated endoscopy rotation.

PGY3

Residents in the PGY3 year are given increased leadership responsibility on every service. Operative skills become a focus with increased time in the operating room at every site. During the PGY3 year residents rotate on transplant surgery and are the senior resident at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

PGY4

On the majority of rotations the fourth year is the senior resident and runs the service. All call is at the chief level. Advanced laparoscopic skills are strengthened during the bariatric rotation. Opportunities to do advanced oncology cases, thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery are highlights.

PGY5

The final year of training allows residents to further develop advanced operative skills. There are many opportunities for the chief resident to take junior residents through cases. Leadership and communication skills are further enhanced.