general surgery

If an IMG (like me post graduation) is aiming for a residency in general surgery and plans to do USCE, does the timing make a difference? Like, is it better to do it shortly before applying to the Match, or does it not matter if it was done a long time before? Because my plan is trynna find an...

Hi! I'm a first-year medical student who is potentially interested in general surgery. I was hoping someone in the field could weigh in on whether many programs are moving toward a 7-year training pathway (with expected research years). For someone who does not plan to pursue a research-heavy...

Check out our newly accredited Meritus Medical Center General surgery residency program slated to start in July 2026 in Western Maryland. We are accredited for 3 categorical positions per year. We are planning to recruit PGY 1 class through the match and PGY 2 class outside the match for this...

Hi SDN surgery community. I’m in the first few months of my general surgery chief year. Any advice from people who have done it before on how to be a good chief surgery resident (while maintaining balance between being nice to your juniors but also keeping people accountable and making sure...

Hello - M1 at midtier USMD; was interested in GS and have been getting a lot of conflicting advice on what to be doing/focusing on if I want to go into gen surg. I really want to do research, preferably in the field of gen/vasc/CT surg but these spots seem very selective, does the type of...

Hello All, I’m a third-year medical student interested in applying to General Surgery. I’d love to PM anyone currently in or who has completed a General Surgery residency. Specifically, I’m hoping to learn more about: Tips for applying and making my application stand out What the day-to-day...

Hi all, obviously down to the wire here and I'm trying to turn over every stone I can. I am pretty solid on my rank list but agonizing over my top 3: Georgetown, Jefferson, and Umass. I know they are all good programs, but I'm trying to figure out as much as I can about their...

FM PGY2 In beautiful westcoast FL. Have a decent amount of OR experience and figured out surgery is my calling and that, frankly, nothing else will do. Looking to swap with or into an open GS PGY1 or 2 anywhere that trains good surgeons, preferably by those who are able to see the patient as a...

Hello everyone, MS4 here! I am applying this cycle for general surgery residency. I am planning to apply broadly, but I thought it would be great to know some places where other DOs have received interview invites from. Would current residents be kind enough to share where you received...

Hello. I am a current MS4 at a US medical school currently applying to the I-6 integrated cardiothoracic surgery programs as well as general surgery. I have a strong interest in adult cardiac surgery based on my research experiences and rotations and I'm set and this is something I want to do...

As a international student, it is very hard to get general surgery residency directly after doing MD So Is it easier to get general surgery If I apply for general surgery residency after doing my internal medicine surgery

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When I was growing up, I had always thought I'd want to be a psychiatrist. I then experienced significant emotional and, at times, physical abuse at the hands of a family member, and that family member ultimately committed suicide. This whole situation is incredibly complex and not really...

I am a 3rd year medical student, in love with both General Surgery and Interventional Cardiology. These have been my favorite clerkships, by far. I love the thought of being able to immediately fix problems and I love doing things with my hands. I don't love clinic, but I enjoyed surgery clinic...

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I do not know how common this is, but I've started clinical rotations. My first one is for general surgery. Except I do not have a preceptor, I'm usually not even watching general surgery. I shadow surgeons in the OR, I do not scrub in, I am not asked questions, I'm not involved in patient care...

So I'm an M1 at my state's allopathic program. I'm non-traditional, 27 yo, with a wife and 9 month old queen. Medicine is my passion. I'm super thankful to be where I am. I think it's incredible that I get to learn all this awesome stuff about the human body and then actually use it to make...

Hey everyone, I'm torn between ortho and GS at the moment. If you were also between the two, which did you end up choosing and why?

Hello, everyone! I am an IMG from Europe who graduated and received my M.D. in 2021. I am currently living in Illinois. I passed step 1 with a score of 238 and am awaiting step 2 ck. Perhaps there is a kind General Surgeon who would allow me to observe his job and gain a better understanding of...

Hi everyone, I am a senior medical student (MBBS-6) who is currently doing his final year. I am planning to apply to general pediatric surgery next year. I finished a 3-month rotation at my home institution and working with them currently on multiple projects including research and some...

Hey all, I am a rising M2 and starting to think more about what I want to match into (going back and forth with EM and gen surg). I feel like all the advice I see to match into surgery is getting a high Step 1 score but with that being P/F for my class, what else should I be doing? My...

I am entering my fifth year of general surgery residency and have started looking for jobs for next year. I have always planned to end up in either a rural area or smaller city. A lot of the more heavily advertised jobs in these areas are for small critical access hospitals in rural areas. They...

Hey everyone, I'm about to be an M2 at a very large, state DO school. I'm currently interested in general surgery and had a couple questions about research. I have no prior research experience and am very unfamiliar with the process. There are many opportunities for research within the school...

Can anyone give me any insight into how the General Surgery program at Stony Brook, NY is? I have been hearing/reading mixed things about it and would love to hear the experience of someone who knows more about it. Any Pros vs Cons? Would you do training there again? Family friendly?

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Guy I wanted to ask around. I’m a US citizen IMG. 2018 graduate. step 1- 211 and ck- 231 I’ve always had an interest in general surgery and I was wondering if I should apply prelim this year. I don’t think I’m competitive enough for categorical this year. I’ve heard of people matching general...

Guy I wanted to ask around. I’m a US citizen IMG. 2018 graduate. step 1- 211 and ck- 231 I’ve always had an interest in general surgery and I was wondering if I should apply prelim this year. I don’t think I’m competitive enough for categorical this year. I’ve heard of people matching general...

Hi, so i would like some perspective because his has been on my mind and it would be nice to hear other people out. I went to med school for ophhto, no doctors in my family, but have had major life changes due to a sibling with eye disease, hence ophtho. I engaged in some research projects in...

I'm currently a DO third year wanting to apply for general surgery this September. I arranged my schedule to stupidly have my two general surgery rotations this April and May ( I decided to try for general surgery mid of third year). It looks like worse case scenario I will not get to do a...

Hello! I am an MS3, and my long-term goals include doing global/rural surgery. I want to start looking for programs that train me to do a wide range of surgeries including some ortho/neuro surg procedures. Any recs about programs that might be able to teach this would be super helpful...

Hi there, I am an ECFMG certified IMG who specialized in general surgeon in a foreign country (not US or Canada). My goal is to get accepted into an ACGME accredited surgery fellowship in the US. I hear about a lot of surgeons doing a non-acgme fellowship, after which they come back to their...

If you’re pushing for a reach field, but want to play it safe and have a relatively competitive backup, can you do that without giving up 1 or 2 auditions for that field? I’m 508/225 in 3rd year doing relatively well. My school’s surgery chair thinks I have a real shot at Gen Surge with my...

Attached is the slideshow the Army's "Annual Medical Education Update from 2019" which has a lot of basics. There are still a few worth while questions HPSP students like myself may find useful. I realize the questions I ask below vary year-by-year based on Army needs. That said, historical...

Hi, I'm a Non-US IMG, Step 1 265, CS first pass and waiting for my CK score to be released next week. General Surgery is my dream and I've been working towards this goal for the past 4 years. I was reviewing 2019 Match data and I've seen that there are only 581 out of 1158 Prelim positions...

The American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) will host the 2019 General Surgery In-Depth Review Seminar (IDR), April 10-13, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. The IDR is a general surgery board review course designed to provide the general surgeon with an in-depth review in preparation for...

Sorry if I'm posting this on the wrong forum. I'm a nontrad premed who's been shadowing some doctors/physicians, and both anesthesia and general surgery had me captivated. Based purely on my shadowing experiences, if I'm fortunately enough to land a medical school acceptance, I'd like to...

New-ish attending here just picked up a side gig at a medium sized community hospital without any trauma designation. The general surgeons there typically want all trauma patients transferred to the nearest trauma center, which I agree with for the high risk cases. But I don't quite understand...

Hello all, Has anyone come across any community programs that have NOT used Step 1 to screen potential candidates for categorical GS positions? Does anyone have a good resource to look at potential programs in this way?

I am a nontraditional, 28-year-old American from Boston, Massachusetts. I am set to earn my undergraduate degree by December 2019—a BS in Exercise & Health Sciences, minor in Biology. Aside from having previously changed my major like a hundred times before realizing my passion for medicine and...

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