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  General Surgery Residency Program

The Department of Surgery residency education program Vision Statement:

Be a center of educational excellence for surgical residents, which includes extensive experiential surgical opportunities.

Be data and evidence driven.

Integrate core competencies in an optimal and ethical surgical practice environment.

Become a national leader in the development and conduct of medical research applied to the surgical experience

The five-year, fully accredited Texas A&M-Scott & White General Surgery Residency Program was established in the 1920s at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. We have four categorical and one preliminary first-year residency positions offered through the National Residency Matching Program.

General Surgery rotations are scheduled exclusively at Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center. In-house call is limited to the Emergency Trauma Service (ETS). (See Curriculum )

The average chief resident completes the program with approximately 1,200 cases as surgeon. Resident research, both bench and clinical, is available and encouraged. Approximately 50 percent of program alumni have pursued fellowships. All residents the last five years have passed the qualifying and certifying examinations of the American Board of Surgery (View 2002-2006 results ).

Sample operative experience

Below is the operative experience for the first year of one of our current second year residents. The category "TTL Maj" represents the number of operations performed as surgeon.

Program ID: 4404821339
Program Name: Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott & White Program
For All Attendings at All Institutes
Shane Lewis– For Year 1 Only

Our last site visit by the Residency Review Committee for Surgery was in January 2008. We have not yet received the results, but expect the program to be granted continued full accreditation, with the next site visit scheduled for approximately 2013.

Applications for July 1, 2009 will be accepted only through ERAS.

Refer to the Benefits and Compensation page for more information about resident salary and benefits.

About Scott & White

Scott & White, a top 100 hospital and a top 15 teaching hospital, was founded in 1897 and is staffed by more than 500 physicians and scientists and 300 residents and fellows.

Scott & White is one of the largest multi-specialty clinics in the United States and includes the Scott & White Health Plan, a nationally-recognized HMO serving 190,000 members.

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