{"id":2882,"date":"2017-12-15T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T16:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=2882"},"modified":"2019-01-02T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T14:01:17","slug":"rotation-blocks-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/general-surgery-residency-program\/rotation-blocks-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotation Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PGY 1-2<\/td>\nBlock 1<\/p>\n

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Block 2<\/p>\n

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Block 3<\/p>\n

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Block 4<\/p>\n

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Block 5<\/p>\n

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Block 6<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

Block 7<\/p>\n

(7 weeks)<\/td>\n

Block 8<\/p>\n

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Block 9<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

Block 10<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

Block 11<\/p>\n

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Block 12<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PGY 1 (4 week blocks)<\/td>\nTrauma<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nPlastics<\/td>\nSICU<\/td>\nTrauma\/ACS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nPeds Surg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nJDH<\/td>\nTHOCC<\/td>\nCCMC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PGY 2 (4 week blocks)<\/td>\nGS (Breast)<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nPlastics<\/td>\nColorectal<\/td>\nSICU<\/td>\nSICU<\/td>\nTrauma\/ACS<\/td>\nACS\/Consult<\/td>\nEndoscopy<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nTHOCC<\/td>\nTHOCC<\/td>\nTHOCC<\/td>\nJDH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PGY 3-5<\/td>\nBlock 1<\/p>\n

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Block 2<\/p>\n

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Block 3<\/p>\n

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Block 4<\/p>\n

(11 weeks)<\/td>\n

Block 5<\/p>\n

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Block 6<\/p>\n

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PGY 3 (8 week blocks)<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nTransplant<\/td>\nTrauma\/ACS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nPediatric Surg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nJDH<\/td>\nCCMC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PGY 4 (8 week blocks)<\/td>\nSurg Onc\/GS<\/td>\nMIS\/Bariatric<\/td>\nTrauma Surgery<\/td>\nThoracic\/Vascular Surgery<\/td>\nTrauma\/ACS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH\/JDH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nTHOCC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PGY 1 (8 week blocks)<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nTrauma\/ACS<\/td>\nSurg Onc\/GS<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nHH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nSFH<\/td>\nJDH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
With PGY-3 Temp Increase 2018-2019:<\/td>\nBlock 1<\/td>\nBlock 2<\/td>\nBlock 3<\/td>\nBlock 4<\/td>\nBlock 5<\/td>\nBlock 6<\/td>\nBlock 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blocks are 7 weeks long except for Block 4 which is 10 weeks<\/td>\nGS<\/p>\n

HH<\/td>\n

GS<\/p>\n

HH<\/td>\n

Transplant<\/p>\n

HH<\/td>\n

Trauma ACS<\/p>\n

SFH<\/td>\n

GS<\/p>\n

JDH<\/td>\n

Pediatric Surg<\/p>\n

CCM<\/td>\n

GS\/Vascular\/<\/p>\n

Endocrine<\/p>\n

HH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Notes<\/h3>\n
    \n
  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.<\/li>\n
  2. GS=General Surgery, ACS=Acute Care Surgery, SICU=Surigcal ICU, Surg Onc=Surgical Oncology, MIS=Minimally Invasive Surgery<\/li>\n
  3. HH=Hartford Hospital, THOCC=The Hospital of Central Connecticut, SFH: Saint Francis Hospital, CCMC: Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center, JDH=John Dempsey Hospital<\/li>\n
  4. All rotations except for SICU include on average \u00bd per week of outpatient experience.<\/li>\n
  5. All rotations include a \u00bd day per week (Friday AM) of dedicated educational time\/conference.<\/li>\n
  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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    PGY1<\/h3>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    PGY2<\/h3>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    PGY3<\/h3>\n

    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\u2019s Medical Center.<\/p>\n

    PGY4<\/h3>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    PGY5<\/h3>\n

    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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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