1st year The first year resident will spend 10 months at the University learning bariatric and colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, emergency general surgery, anesthesiology, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, and pediatric surgery. The resident will spend 1 month at a Breast Surgery rotation at St. Vincent's Hospital and 1 month at a Orthopaedic rotation at the Veteran's Administration Hospital.
While on these rotations, the resident is responsible for workups, consultations, primary patient care, operating room scheduling as well as having responsibility and participation in the didactic teaching programs. Weekly conferences throughout the year include Grand Rounds and Hand Conference with quarterly morbidity & mortality and journal club conferences.
2nd year The second year resident will spend 10 and a half months at the University learning General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Nutrition, Wound Healing, Surgical Critical Care, Vascular Surgery and Surgical Oncology. 6 weeks will be spent on a General Surgery rotation at Kaiser Permanente.
While on these rotations, the resident is responsible for workups, consultations, primary patient care, operating room scheduling as well as having responsibility and participation in the didactic teaching programs. Weekly conferences throughout the year include Grand Rounds and Hand Conference with quarterly morbidity & mortality and journal club conferences.
3rd year The third year resident will spend 4 and a half months at the University learning Emergency General Surgery, Bariatric and Colorectal Surgery, and Surgical Oncology. A 6 week rotation is scheduled for a General Surgery rotation at Kaiser Permanente and a 6 week rotation is scheduled at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital. 6 weeks will be devoted to a burn center rotation and 6 weeks is scheduled for a trauma surgery rotation, both at Emanuel Hospital. This is a level one trauma center in Portland and the site of the Oregon Burn Center.
While on these rotations, the resident is responsible for workups, consultations, primary patient care, operating room scheduling as well as having responsibility and participation in the didactic teaching programs. Weekly conferences throughout the year include Grand Rounds and Hand Conference with quarterly morbidity & mortality and journal club conferences.
4th year The fourth year resident will spend 9 months at the University learning breast, general reconstructive plastic surgery and hand. One month will be spent on a dermatology rotation at the University Hospital with an emphasis on lasers and Mohs procedure. One month will be devoted to a burn center rotation at Emanuel Hospital for management of patients with acute, severe thermal and electrical injuries. This is a level one trauma center in Portland and the site of the Oregon Burn Center. The resident is also assigned a one month research rotation. The plastic surgery division has a research laboratory with a microsurgical training area that is available for the residents.
While on these rotations, the resident is responsible for workups, consultations, primary patient care, operating room scheduling as well as having responsibility and participation in the didactic teaching programs. Weekly conferences throughout the year include Grand Rounds and Hand Conference with quarterly morbidity & mortality and journal club conferences.
5th year The fifth year resident will spend 9 months at the University general practice learning craniofacial, general reconstructive plastic surgery, and hand surgery. The resident is also assigned a one month research rotation. The plastic surgery division has a research laboratory with a microsurgical training area that is available for the residents.
Two months of the fifth year are spent at Kaiser Permanente where 3 full time faculty participate in a busy general plastic and reconstructive practice. This rotation gives the residents exposure to the management and system practice of a managed care facility. This rotation also provides residents with a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures from a different patient population.
In addition to operating, the resident is responsible for conducting in-house and emergency department consultations, teaching and conducting plastic surgery clinics each week. The resident will coordinate staff rounds, preoperative conferences, journal club and anatomy and pathology teaching sessions, as well as participate in the cleft/cranio clinics at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center. They also participate in emergency departmental coverage for maxillofacial trauma, upper extremity trauma and replantation/microsurgery call with the full-time attending staff. The residents also help teach the freshman gross anatomy and junior surgical courses.
6th year The sixth year resident assigned to the University serves as the administrative Chief Resident and is responsible for call schedules, rounds and coordinating M&M conferences.
The sixth year resident will spend 6 months at the University general practice learning general reconstructive plastic surgery and craniofacial plastic surgery. The resident is also scheduled for a one month otolaryngology rotation and a one month oral maxillofacial rotation.
The sixth year resident will be assigned a 2 month cosmetic practice rotation which is divided between Lake Oswego, OR and Eugene, OR. This rotation gives the residents excellent exposure, during their senior year, to the management and case load of a busy private practice.
Two months of the sixth year are spent at Kaiser Permanente where 3 full time faculty participate in a busy general plastic and reconstructive practice. This rotation gives the residents exposure to the management and system practice of a managed care facility. This rotation also provides residents with a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures from a different patient population.
