Our ACGME accredited, five-year training program in general surgery provides the highest caliber surgical education at one of the finest universities - and greatest places to live - in the country. The University of Washington Medical Center is consistently listed as one of U.S. News and World Report's top hospitals in the nation. As the only designated academic medical center in the five-state area of Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the University of Washington is a regional tertiary and quaternary referral center. The curriculum is designed to produce surgeons that have the leadership, knowledge, technical skills and professional standards necessary for a successful career in surgery.
With rotations at the University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Veteran's Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Providence/Swedish Hospital, and Children's Hospital & Medical Center, our residents work in a variety of clinical settings. Our mission is to provide focused clinical training and research experience with a goal that each chief resident finishes our program as an independent, well-trained surgeon poised to assume a leadership role in an academic or community setting.
The clinical training program curriculum focuses on graded responsibility of the surgical patient. The comprehensive curriculum encompasses both didactic and focused technical instruction provided through regular conferences, open and laparoscopic technical labs, and seminars. The nationally and internationally renowned faculty is committed to surgical education. Research time is not required, but guaranteed to those interested. Most of our graduates complete fellowships and recent graduates have matched for fellowships in cardiothoracic surgery, endocrine surgery, surgical oncology, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery and vascular surgery. Our chief residents finish with over 1,200 cases. They enter the top fellowships in the country and some of the best clinical and academic job opportunities available.
We are working to stay on the leading edge and continually improve our outstanding training program. We feel fortunate to be able to work in an environment that is intellectually stimulating, clinically exciting, and physically breathtaking. So, if you wish to join a team of dedicated, collegial, well-rounded individuals in one of the most exciting and challenging careers in medicine, please review our program and refer to our page on how to apply.
Sincerely,
Karen D. Horvath, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Director, Residency Program
"With the development of better systems, technological advances, and the electronic
transfer of information, we can craft a more effective way of training rested and
informed residents."
Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS
Executive Director, American
College of Surgeons
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