Curriculum

General Surgery

Rotation Sites

Rotations for the General Surgery Residency Program will take place at the following sites:

Our sponsoring institution, UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium, comprises five acute care hospitals recognized for quality of care and patient safety. The General Surgery Program takes place at four of these facilities.

The primary clinical site, Temecula Valley Hospital, was built in 2013 and offers a comprehensive range of services similar to hospitals in large metropolitan areas. The hospital offers specialty services including Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Neuro-interventional services. TVH is also designated as a STEMI Receiving Center and Stroke Center with Thrombectomy capabilities. The Joint Commission has designated the hospital as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center.

Rotation Schedule

PGY-1
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	SICU	Corona Regional Medical Center
3	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
4	5 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
5	4 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
8	4 weeks	Elective	Inland Valley Hospital
9	5 weeks	Cardio Thoracic	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
11	5 weeks	Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	Ambulatory Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
PGY-2
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
4	5 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
5	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
6	5 weeks	SICU	Corona Regional Medical Center
7	4 weeks	Cardio Thoracic	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
9	5 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
10	4 weeks	Plastic Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
11	4 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	SICU	Corona Regional Medical Center
PGY-3
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Pediatric	TBD
2	4 weeks	Transplant	TBD
3	4 weeks	Burn	TBD
4	5 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	5 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
7	4 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
8	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
9	5 weeks	Cardiac Thoracic	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital
PGY-4
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
3	4 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
4	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
6	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
8	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Inland Valley Hospital
9	5 weeks	Colorectal	Inland Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
12	5 weeks	Elective	Rancho Springs Hospital
PGY-5
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
3	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
4	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	5 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
7	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
8	4 weeks	Colorectal	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	5 weeks	General Surgery	Rancho Springs Hospital
10	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
11	4 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center

PGY-1

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	SICU	Corona Regional Medical Center
3	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
4	5 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
5	4 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
8	4 weeks	Elective	Inland Valley Hospital
9	5 weeks	Cardio Thoracic	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
11	5 weeks	Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	Ambulatory Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital

PGY-2

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
4	5 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
5	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
6	5 weeks	SICU	Corona Regional Medical Center
7	4 weeks	Cardio Thoracic	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
9	5 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
10	4 weeks	Plastic Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
11	4 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	SICU	Corona Regional Medical Center

PGY-3

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Pediatric	TBD
2	4 weeks	Transplant	TBD
3	4 weeks	Burn	TBD
4	5 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	5 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
7	4 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
8	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
9	5 weeks	Cardiac Thoracic	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital

PGY-4

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
3	4 weeks	Colorectal	Rancho Springs Hospital
4	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
6	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
8	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Inland Valley Hospital
9	5 weeks	Colorectal	Inland Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
12	5 weeks	Elective	Rancho Springs Hospital

PGY-5

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
3	4 weeks	Trauma Acute Care	Inland Valley Hospital
4	5 weeks	Vascular Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	General Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	5 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
7	4 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center
8	4 weeks	Colorectal	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	5 weeks	General Surgery	Rancho Springs Hospital
10	4 weeks	General Surgery, Robotic, Gyn-Onc	Rancho Springs Hospital
11	4 weeks	Elective	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	5 weeks	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Corona Regional Medical Center

Notes

Paid Time Off (PTO): Residents are allowed four weeks (20 days) per academic year during outpatient rotations and are allowed five days per block. See Salary & Benefits for more information.
Potential Elective rotations to help personal, professional development include:
- Trauma surgery
- General surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiothoracic
- Advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery

Didactics

Didactics are very robust and broad. Protected half-day a week will be offered and will include morbidity mortality conference, review part of a surgical textbook chapter, SCORE and Truelearn, basic science lecture and grand rounds. Journal club will take place on a monthly basis.

Research and Scholarly Activity

Our program seeks to advance our residents’ knowledge of basic principles of research, including how research is conducted, evaluated, explained to patients and applied to patient care. Residents are assigned faculty mentors to advise and guide them with their research and scholarly activities. Because of its importance, residents will be allotted time during non-call rotations for scholarly activity as well as the ability to request elective time for scholarly pursuits.

All residents are expected and encouraged to participate in scholarly activity. Residents will participate in hospital performance improvement committees and be exposed to ongoing activities taking place at the hospital such as patient safety efforts and quality improvement.

Residents will present their Scholarly Activity Projects during didactic sessions and are encouraged to submit their projects for presentation and/or publication at professional local, regional or national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals.