General Surgery Residency

Prerequisites:

• This is a non-designated preliminary position and is only eligible to applicants who have successfully completed a PGY-1 year in an accredited general surgery program in the USA or Canada. Responsibilities are equivalent to categorical PGY-2 resident.
• This is an educational program and successful completion of our PGY-2 preliminary year will allow an applicant to apply for an open categorical PGY-3 position in the USA.   Clinical duties include shared call and junior resident responsibilities on our established services at our 4 main teaching locations in New Haven, West Haven, and Bridgeport. We follow all ACGME requirements.
• Applicants should have at least 100 documented core cases from PGY-1 year and can expect a role in at least 150 cases as PGY-2.
• Foreign medical graduates must have a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Postgraduate Training Authorization Letter (PTAL) confirming completion of pre-residency requirements.  No more than 2 years out of medical school.
• At least 1 year of US clinical experience required in an ACGME accredited program.  We will only sponsor J-1 visas and there will be no exceptions.