Surgical residency is a multi-year educational process with many goals and objectives. There are plenty of exams, certifications, and licensing requirements to keep track of. You may be interested in research or apply for fellowship, which requires advance planning. Below you will find links to our Resident Timeline to help organize your educational, professional, and even personal goals.
Master Timeline
PGY-1
- Fundamentals of Surgery
- Sabiston Textbook
- SCORE Curriculum
- Join American College of Surgeons
- Update CV
- Identify mentor
- Plan projects
- Identify mentor
- Eliminate unprofessional social profiles
- BLS
- ACLS
- ATLS
- USMLE Step III
- Case log (aim 100)
- Loan deferment
- Establish 403b
- Establish 529
PGY-2
- Marino’s ICU Book
- SCORE Curriculum
- Join specialty society
- Purchase Loupes
- Update CV
- Apply for Grant
- Join specialty society
- Talk to faculty
- State medical license
- DEA
- FCCS
- Case log (aim 250)
- Enter non-op trauma
- Loan deferment
R-1
- Schwartz’s Principles
- SCORE Curriculum
- Attend society meeting
- Join society commitee
- Update CV
- Generate data
- Clinical side project
- Attend society meeting
- Join society committee
- Draft personal statement
- Loan deferment
- Moonlighting
R-2
- Specialty text
- SCORE curriculum
- Attend ACS meeting
- Update CV
- Analyze data
- Attend society meeting
- Assemble list of programs
- Re-credential at hospitals
- Loan deferment
- Moonlighting
PGY-3
- Essential Operative
- Techniques and Anatomy
- SCORE Curriculum
- Present at meeting
- Update CV
- QA Project Lead
- Present at national meeting
- Solicit LOR
- Meet with Section Chief
- Meet with Chairman
- FLS
- Case Log
- Practice mock orals
- Loan deferment
PGY-4
- Complications
- SCORE Curriculum
- Attend skills course
- Update CV
- Publish all research
- Applications
- Submit LOR
- Interview
- FES
- Case log
- Practice mock orals
- Loan deferment
PGY-5
- Cameron’s Surgery
- SCORE Curriculum
- ACS Spring Meeting
- Update CV
- Review related publications
- ROL
- Match
- Case Log
- ABS Application – May 1
- Practice Mock Orals
- Load deferment
Post Grad
- ABS QE
- ABS CE
Annual
- PPD
- Flu shot