General Surgery Residency (Arizona) - Residencies and Fellowships - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science

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Overview

The General Surgery Residency at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, offers training in open and minimally invasive surgical techniques with an emphasis on evidence-based surgery. Our training program incorporates the three shields of the Mayo Clinic logo: patient care, research, and education.

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clinical research projects completed per resident

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year flexible research opportunity for two residents per class, between the second and third years

General Surgery Residency

Video Overview

Our grads find that they are very comfortable going to any kind of practice that they really aim to go into.

Nitin Mishra, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
Previous Program Director

The five-year General Surgery Residency features:

An autonomous chief resident year
Strong didactic curriculum based on the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) curriculum
An interactive weekly conference schedule
State-of-the-art dedicated surgical simulation lab with laparoscopic and robotic trainers and 24/7 access
An apprenticeship model of surgical training on minimally invasive and chief service
A team-based model of surgical training on the subspeciality services (surgical oncology and colorectal)
Outstanding offsite rotations (VA hospital/Phoenix Children's hospital/St. Joseph's hospital/Valleywise Health county hospital)
Robotic surgery curriculum including a dedicated robotic surgical simulator
Exposure to complex surgical patients
Search, editing, and biostatistical research support
Opportunities for teaching and leadership roles

Video: The Arizona Experience

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Accreditation

The General Surgery Residency is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) residency review committee for surgery. The program has received the maximum five-year ACGME accreditation every cycle since its inception in 1995. The last site visit was 2011, and the program was awarded the highest accreditation status.

Certification

After successfully completing the General Surgery Residency, graduates are eligible to take the American Board of Surgery qualifying examination.

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Your training experience

As a resident at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, you'll have access to robust clinical and educational resources. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

More about the curriculum

Director's welcome

Our program has been built on the strong foundation of Mayo Clinic values. We strive to provide each trainee with the resources to become the best surgeon that they possibly can.