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The Mount Carmel General Surgery Residency Program offers a comprehensive program that addresses the full spectrum of general surgery practice. Residents emerge from the program with competency in a broad range of surgical procedures, as well as significant hands-on experience with a variety of patient populations and both inpatient and outpatient surgical settings. The Mount Carmel General Surgery Residency Program offers a comprehensive program that addresses the full spectrum of general surgery practice. Residents emerge from the program with competency in a broad range of surgical procedures, as well as significant hands-on experience with a variety of patient populations and both inpatient and outpatient surgical settings.

First Year Residents (Categorical)

General Surgery West
Vascular Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
General Surgery East
Colorectal Surgery
Clinic General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery/Trauma
SICU
GI (Other)
Urology
Anesthesia
2 months
1 month
1 month
1 months
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
½ month
½ month

First Year Residents (Preliminary)

General Surgery West
Vascular Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
General Surgery East
Colorectal Surgery
Clinic General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery/Trauma
SICU
GI (Other)
Urology
Anesthesia
Orthopedics Elective
2 months
1 month
1 month
1 months
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
½ month
½ month
1 month

Second Year Residents (Categorical)

Vascular Surgery
General Surgery West
General Surgery East
Thoracic
SICU
General Surgery West/Trauma
1 months
3 month
3 months
1 months
1 month
3 months

Second Year Residents (Plastic Surgery)

Vascular Surgery
General Surgery West
General Surgery East
Thoracic
SICU
Plastic OSU
General Surgery West/Trauma
1 months
3 month
2 months
1 months
1 month
2 months
2 months

Third Year Residents (Categorical)

Vascular Surgery
General Surgery West
General Surgery East
Thoracic
Colorectal
General Surgery West/Trauma
Pediatric
Transplant
2 months
2 months
2 months
1 months
1 months
1 month
2 month
1month


Fourth Year Residents

Vascular Surgery
General Surgery West
General Surgery East
Surgery Clinic West/East
Elective/Third World
3 months
3 months
4 months
2 months
2 months

Fifth Year Residents - 3 Chief Residents

MCW General Surgery Clinic
MCE General Surgery Clinic
MCE Private Svc. Chief/General Surgery
Chief Proctorship/General Surgery

4 months
4 months
2 month
2 months


Fifth Year Residents - 2 Chief Residents

MCW General Surgery Clinic
MCE General Surgery Clinic
Chief Administrative Resident
Chief Academic Resident

6 months
6 months
6 month
6 months


Specialty Services

Colorectal Surgery

Residents work closely with five board certified colorectal surgeons. Extensive experience with both diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies is obtained.

Gastroenterology

Residents rotate on the gastroenterology service, gaining experience in the medical management of gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases. Residents learn the indications, complications, and techniques of colonoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). Residents are also exposed to endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP).

Urology

Residents work with urologists to learn the evaluation and medical/surgical treatment of urologic problems, including urologic trauma.

Trauma Critical Care

Mount Carmel is a Level II Trauma Center with an estimated 760 admissions annually. Residents gain valuable experience in the initial evaluation and follow-up management of trauma patients. Residents rotating on the night float rotation are an integral part of the trauma team.

Anesthesia

Each first year resident rotates two weeks on our Anesthesia service where they learn entubation, maintenance of airway, and general anesthesia principlals.

Transplant

Fourth year residents rotate at The Ohio State University Transplant Service

Plastics

Residents schedules are modified to assist in the transition to the OSU plastics program. They have rotations at The Ohio State University during their second and third year of residency that is devoted to the plastics program.

Vascular Surgery

Residents learn both open and endovascular surgery from both the Mount Carmel East and Mount Carmel West specialists. This represents a newly expanded service.

Specialty Services

Colorectal Surgery

Residents work closely with five board certified colorectal surgeons. Extensive experience with both diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies is obtained.

Gastroenterology

Residents rotate on the gastroenterology service, gaining experience in the medical management of gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases. Residents learn the indications, complications, and techniques of colonoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). Residents are also exposed to endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP).

Urology

Residents work with urologists to learn the evaluation and medical/surgical treatment of urologic problems, including urologic trauma.

Trauma Critical Care

Mount Carmel is a Level II Trauma Center with an estimated 760 admissions annually. Residents gain valuable experience in the initial evaluation and follow-up management of trauma patients. Residents rotating on the night float rotation are an integral part of the trauma team.

Anesthesia

Each first year resident rotates two weeks on our Anesthesia service where they learn entubation, maintenance of airway, and general anesthesia principlals.

Transplant

Fourth year residents rotate at The Ohio State University Transplant Service

Plastics

Residents schedules are modified to assist in the transition to the OSU plastics program. They have rotations at The Ohio State University during their second and third year of residency that is devoted to the plastics program.

Vascular Surgery

Residents learn both open and endovascular surgery from both the Mount Carmel East and Mount Carmel West specialists. This represents a newly expanded service.