- 2 months orthopedic surgery
- 4 months general surgery
- 2 months of night-float
- 1 month of hepatobiliary
- 1 month of icu
- 2 months of surgery clinic
I am currently on general surgery, and will transition to orthopedic surgery next month
daily schedule (m-f)
- 6 - 7 arrive, print the daily list of patients and review vitals and labs
- 7:00am all residents meet for icu rounds
- 7:30 team rounds begin (and continue really for the rest of the day). we see each patient, make sure to write a note on their chart, and place their orders for the day (diet, medications, lab tests, imaging, etc). discharge patients if ready to go home
- 7:30 surgical cases. we are assigned surgical cases as well throughout the week. i've only been assigned a handful so far (lap chole, gastric sleeve placement, toe amputation)
weekly activities
- m 1-3 skills lab. all interns attend (6 of us) to practice sutures, knot tying, laparoscopic skills
- t 8-10 m&m, grand rounds. review any complicated cases, topical presentations, review journal articles
- f 8-10 basic science lectures
weekends
- 1 golden weekend per month (both days off)
- round beginning at 8, hopefully leave by 2pm
call
- 9-10 calls per month
- day shifts 7a - 7p
- night shifts 7p-7a
- respond to call pager, trauma's, and new surgical patients seen in the er
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