Surgery, General (Categorical) Residency (Florida)
Program Description
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville offers a five-year general surgery residency program. During your training in this program, your responsibilities will increase with your experience, capability and performance.
Throughout your residency, you will write all orders and be fully responsible for managing your patients. You will participate in rounds each morning as part of a resident/student/consultant team. During rounds new patients will be presented, inpatient management will be reviewed and teaching sessions will be held. You also will make independent early morning and late afternoon rounds to review the results of tests and therapy, discuss progress with patients and their families, make further decisions and write orders.
Accreditation
The General Surgery Department Residency Program at Mayo Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education:
Certifications
When you successfully complete the General Surgery Residency Program, you will be eligible to take the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Examination offered by the American Board of Surgery.
Program History
The General Surgery Residency Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida began in 1997. It is anticipated that 2 residents will complete training in this program annually.
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