General Surgery Residency

Rotations are conducted in six-week blocks.

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PGY 1

• Trauma (6 weeks)
• Emergency surgery ( 6 weeks)
• Minimally Invasive Surgery (6 weeks)
• John Peter Smith (24 weeks)
• Transplant (6 weeks)
• Hepatobiliary (4 weeks)
• Palliative care (2 weeks)
• Cook Children's (6 weeks)

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PGY 2

• Trauma (6 weeks)
• Emergency General Surgery (6 weeks)
• John Peter Smith (12 weeks)
• John Peter Smith ICU (6 weeks)
• John Peter Smith precall operative (6 weeks)
• Colorectal surgery (6 weeks)
• Waxahachie ( 6 weeks)
• Vascular (6 weeks)

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PGY 3

• Emergency General Surgery (6 weeks)
• Minimally Invasive Surgery (6 weeks)
• Waxahachie (6 weeks)
• Hepatobiliary/Surgical Oncology (6 weeks)
• John Peter Smith (12 weeks)
• Transplant (6 weeks)
• Surgical ICU (6 weeks)
• Vascular (6 weeks)

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PGY 4

• Minimally Invasive Surgery (6 weeks)
• Hepatobillary/Surgical Oncology (6 weeks)
• Waxahachie (6 weeks)
• Trauma (6 weeks)
• John Petre Smith (6 weeks)
• Cooks Children's (6 weeks)
• Cardio Thoracic (6 weeks)
• Vascular (6 weeks)
• Colon Rectal Surgery (6 weeks)

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PGY 5

• Hepatobiliary/Surgical Oncology (12 weeks)
• John Peter Smith (24 weeks)
• John Peter Smith precall operative(6 weeks)
• Minimally Invasive Surgery (6 weeks)
• Waxahachie (6 weeks)

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CT 4/3

• 1st 6 months PGY4 at Baylor University Medical Center
• 2nd 6 months PGY5 at Baylor University Medical Center

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PGY1 monthly surgical leadership seminars

• Seminar 1: Defining Leadership
• Seminar 2: Communication and Conflict
• Seminar 3: People Skills: Warmth, Resilience, Presence, Openness, Styles of Relating and Optimism
• Seminar 4: Changing Culture: Strategic Thinking, Coaching and Effective Teaching
• Seminar 5: Who We Are: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Seminar 6: How to do It: The Thoughtful Leader
• Seminar 7: What’s My Potential?: The Spectrum of Leadership 

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PGY2-PGY5 seminars

These seminars are designed to further develop insight using discussions based on selected readings and focused topics.

Surgical Palliative Care

Surgical Palliative Care is an important part of surgical training that has not routinely been a part of surgical training programs. We have instituted a Surgical Palliative Care/Ethics program. 

• Every fifth Friday is dedicated to Surgical Palliative care and Ethics discussions based on recent patients on one of the surgery services 
• Every PGY 1 will spend two weeks on the Palliative Care Service 

Hospital Leadership Committees

It is important to learn how the hospital works. Residents will have protected time to participate in hospital committees. You have the option to stay with a committee long term or change yearly to gain a broad exposure. A partial list of committees is below. If you have a particular interest we will help you find the appropriate committee. 

• Surgical Services Council
• Clinical Performance Committee
• Best Care Committee
• ICU Practice council
• Surgery Peer Review
• GME committee
• Operational Efficiency Committee
• OR Utilization Committee 
• Trauma Performance Improvement