Our general surgery curriculum places a strong emphasis on team-based learning and includes:

  • Direct involvement in systems-based care through multidisciplinary rounds and interaction with case management on all rotations
  • Comprehensive and formal training on the da Vinci Robotics system
  • Daily tiered huddles to celebrate good catches, identify safety issues and determine daily readiness.
  • Simulation training is required for PGY-1, PGY-2 and PGY-3 during protected time. This covers common surgical techniques and procedures as well as providing laparoscopic and robotic trainers.
  • Residents have 24/7 access to the simulation suite at NGMC Gainesville.

Learn more about the specific curriculum for each program year by expanding the box below.

Rotations are intended to provide extended and repeated exposure to General Surgery and its subspecialities to allow for graduated experience and responsibility

Acute Care Surgery
General Surgery with an emphasis on acute care surgery and re-operative surgery.

General Surgery 
General Surgery including endoscopy, breast, surgical oncology, hepatopancreaticobiliarysurgery

Trauma

Night Float

Vascular Surgery
General surgery with emphasis on peripheral vascular surgery

Surgical Critical Care  
Critical care management of surgical and trauma patients

Burn (Grady Memorial Hospital) 
Burn surgery and burn patient management

Night Float

Surgical Critical Care

Critical care management of surgical and trauma patients 

Thoracic Surgery 
General surgery with emphasis on non-cardiac thoracic surgery.

Vascular Surgery 
General surgery with emphasis on peripheral vascular surgery

Transplant ( Emory University Hospital) 
Transplantation surgery and transplant patient management.

Trauma/Acute Care Surgery ConsultGeneral surgery with an emphasis on the diagnosis and initial management of emergent surgical conditions

Acute Care
General surgery with a emphasis on acute care surgery and re-operative surgery.

General Surgery
General surgery with emphasis on endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery.

Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) and Surgical Oncology 

General surgery with an emphasis on HBP malignancy and disease and complex surgical oncology including sarcoma, melanoma, upper GI malignancy management 

Vascular Surgery 

General surgery with emphasis on peripheral vascular surgery

Night Float

Elective

ColorectalSurgery
General Surgery with emphasis on benign and malignant colorectal disease

Night Float

Thoracic Surgery (Chief rotation)
General surgery with emphasis on non-cardiac thoracic surgery.

Vascular Surgery (Chief rotation) 
General surgery with emphasis on peripheral vascular surgery

Trauma (Chief rotation)
Management of patients presenting with traumatic injuries 

Pediatric Surgery (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) 
Care and management of pediatric patients with surgical conditions

Breast Surgery
General surgery with a focus on the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant breast disease.

Elective

Acute Care (Chief rotation)
General surgery with an emphasis on acute care surgery and re-operative surgery.

Breast Surgery
General surgery with a focus on the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant breast disease.

Complex GI Surgery
General surgery with a focus on colorectal and bariatric/metabolic surgery 

General Surgery (Chief rotation)
General Surgery with emphasis on endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery.

Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery (HPB) and Surgical Oncology (Chief rotation) 
General surgery with an emphasis on HBP malignancy and disease and complex surgical oncology including sarcoma, melanoma, upper GI malignancy management 

Night Float

Rural Surgery (Stephens County Hospital or Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin) 
General surgery in a rural and lower-resourced community

Elective

About CoRE Curriculum
In addition to the surgical rotations, the NGMC GME program provides the Cornerstones of Resident Education (CoRE) – a three-year longitudinal curriculum required for PGY 1, 2, and 3 residents in all residencies.