General Surgery Residency-Preliminary Position
The General Surgery Residency Program at the University of California, Irvine has four PGY-2 preliminary positions to begin on June 23, 2025 and end on June 22, 2024. The qualified candidate must have successfully completed one year of surgical residency from an ACGME accredited program by June 22, 2025. Training must have occurred at no more than two programs.
Our program places strong emphasis on provision of excellent clinical care, establishing new horizons in minimally invasive surgery, education of residents and medical students in all aspects of surgery, and high-level surgical research. Our program trains and prepares some of the finest young surgeons in the country for the rigors of academic or private practice as well as subsequent fellowship training.
Our general surgery residency program’s integrated and affiliated training sites include rotations in surgical oncology, cardiothoracic, vascular, gastrointestinal, colorectal, hepatobiliary, general surgery, surgical critical care, pediatric surgery, emergency general surgery, and trauma/acute care surgery. UC Irvine’s faculty and volunteer faculty, as well as that of our affiliate institutions, are committed to teaching and provide residents with a variety of resources and opportunities to engage their surgical knowledge.
Prerequisites:
The qualified candidate must have successfully completed one year of surgical residency from an ACGME accredited program by June 22, 2025. Training must have occurred at no more than two programs.
How To apply:
Please send the following in one pdf document titled “PGY2 Application – Last name, First name”.
- Current CV
- MSPE
- Medical School Diploma
- Medical School transcripts
- Post-graduate certificate (or letter of current enrollment)
- USMLE Transcript
- ABSITE Score Reports (if available)
- 3-4 Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement
- Please indicate in the subject line of your email “PGY2 Application – Last name, First name”.
*Note* all interviews will be held virtually.
Contact Information:
University of California, Irvine
3800 Chapman Ave, Ste 6200 | Orange, CA 92868
UC Irvine Health: ucirvinehealth.org
University of California, Irvine: uci.edu
Alexandra Leone
Residency Coordinator
aleone1@hs.uci.edu
Nicole Yonaki
Asst. Residency Coordinator
kyonaki@hs.uci.edu
Tania Pettitt
Director, Surgical Education
tsaba@hs.uci.edu
