A Chief Resident on the General Surgery Blue Rotation, the Resident will be ultimately responsible for all of the clinical decision-making on the Blue Surgery Service, with attending supervision. The Resident will become comfortable and proficient with anoscopy, rigid and flexible proctosigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. Residents will be able to evaluate, diagnose, and manage general surgical, colorectal and oncology patients. The resident will experience essential operations such as exploratory laparotomy – open and lap, hernia repair, cholecystectomy with or without cholangiogram, lap anti-reflux procedures, colectomy – open and lap, anal fistulotomy/Seton, hemorrhoidectomy and banding, pilonidal surgery, diaphragmatic hernia repair, common bile duct exploration, anorectal fistulae complex repair, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, laparoscopic open adrenalectomy.