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General Surgery Curriculum

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Below is a snapshot of the curriculum for the General Surgery Residency program at Nazareth Hospital. PGY refers to “Post-Graduate Year.”

PGY-1

6 months General Surgery 
3 months Cardiothoracic/General Surgery (St Mary Medical Center) 
2 months Subspeciality Service (Vascular/ENT/Plastics/Breast) 
1 month ICU

PGY-2

6 months General Surgery 
3 months Subspeciality Service (Vascular/ENT/Plastics/Breast) 
2 months ICU 
1 months Pediatric Surgery (St. Christopher's Hospital for Children)

PGY-3

6 months General Surgery 
3 months Subspeciality Service (Vascular/ENT/Plastics/Breast) 
2 months Cardiothoracic/General Surgery (St Mary Medical Center) 
1 month Transplant Surgery (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital)

PGY-4

4 months General Surgery 
5 months Cardiothoracic/General Surgery (St Mary Medical Center) 
1 month Trauma Surgery (Penn Presbyterian Medical Center - UPenn) 
1 month Subspeciality Service (Vascular/ENT/Plastics/Breast) 
1 month Elective

PGY-5

12 months General Surgery

In addition, conferences are designed to provide didactic information and to review patient care. The Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic/Nazareth Hospital schedule includes weekly lecture series based on the SCORE curriculum, Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Conference, Surgery Journal Club, Skills Labs.