Surgery

The first year family medicine resident spends two months on the general surgical service. By assisting in the operating room, the resident will become familiar with common surgical procedures. Considerable emphasis is placed on pre- and postoperative care. The resident will spend time in the outpatient offices and will follow up with postoperative patients as well as patients who are referred to the surgeons by local family physicians. During this rotation, the resident will have dedicated time to work with members of the Anesthesiology Department. The resident will be taught intubation skills, learn perioperative assessment and pain management. Opportunities for learning common outpatient surgical procedures are available through the general surgeons, the plastic surgeons, the dermatologists and the family health center faculty.