A message from Marvin Atchison, MD
Interim Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Welcome to the Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium General Surgery Residency Program. Thank you for your interest in our program. We are an ACGME accredited community-based program in Southwest Riverside County in California. We invite you to take a closer look at our program and are confident that you will be impressed by all we have to offer.
The mission of our program is to develop General Surgery physicians who will provide comprehensive and collaborative care that is patient centered within a culturally and socio-economically diverse working environment. The program will serve to bring together several medical specialties that will work together to mold and transform General Surgery residents into a balanced and holistic physician.
Residents rotate through a multi-hospitals site that is recognized nationally for quality of care and patient safety. Inpatient rotations occur at Temecula Valley Hospital, Inland Valley Medical Center, Rancho Springs Medical Center and Corona Regional Medical Center. The diversity of patients and breadth of pathology provides our residents with an exceptional training experience. Our diverse faculty come from a multitude of backgrounds and experiences providing an enriched and nurturing environment to develop and grow as a physician.
Unique attributes of our program include:
- Unique training experience at each hospital
- Temecula Valley Hospital- State of the art cardiac care (STEMI, Structural heart disease, Electrophysiology) and Vascular.
- Inland Valley Medical Center – Level II Trauma center
- Rancho Springs Medical Center –Robotic Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
- Corona Regional Medical Center – Advance laparoscopic, robotic surgery, ICU and general surgical services.
- Experienced and diverse faculty – Our General Surgery program is sponsored by both Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, providing us with many more resources regarding faculty, clinical rotations, and research opportunities
- Close integration with other residency programs at Southwest Healthcare –This ensures a consistent, high quality training experience and full access to all resources provided by each clinical rotation.
- Emphasis on resident well-being – integrated wellness curriculum and activities
- Temecula and the surrounding wine country is a beautiful place to live with great affordable housing, highly rated schools, great restaurants, and easy access to hiking, camping, beaches, and skiing.
We are extremely proud of the quality of program we have built; curating the best training experiences delivered with the help of outstanding diverse clinical faculty who are passionate about teaching and carrying forward a culture of excellence. We hope you will join us in this endeavor to develop the highest caliber physicians for our community and beyond.
Thank you for your interest and we hope to connect with you soon!
Curriculum
Our curriculum features a range of surgical specialties. Rotations are held at four hospitals.
Meet Our Residents
Learn about our new class of residents.
Salaries and Benefits
Wellness Program
We are committed to creating a supportive learning environment and culture of wellness for residents.
Application Process
Apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) application process.