6-year OMFS Programs General Surgery

[bonzDDS]

Hi all,

Anyone know what 6-year programs have the most general surgery in thier curriculum? Which ones award a 2 year gen surg certificate?

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[GimmeTheScalpel]

Hi all,

Anyone know what 6-year programs have the most general surgery in thier curriculum? Which ones award a 2 year gen surg certificate?

Penn, Jax, Case, MGH, OHSU, Washington, Mayo, I think BU.

 

[sjv]

UConn does 18 months, 2 year cert.

 

[Sublimazing]

Shreveport - we do 6 months gen surg

 

[Van Der Woude]

Shreveport - we do 6 months gen surg

when you can spend 3 days without sleep on your own service, why spend more time on gen surg? Such a baller program.

 

[HamPorter]

UMich gets a 2 year certificate

 

[Ivy.ch]

What are the benefits of the 2-year certificate?

 

[GimmeTheScalpel]

What are the benefits of the 2-year certificate?

Medical licensure in certain states. Pursuing an addition residency.

 

[bonzDDS]

Thank all! My state is req 2 yrs to be medicaly licensed

 

[GimmeTheScalpel]

Thank all! My state is req 2 yrs to be medicaly licensed

Some programs do sign off on 2 years for licensure requirements. Not all, but some.

 

[Mr.Scalpel]

Even If you go somewhere where you only get 1 year of ACGME general surgery, you can still be licensed in a state requiring 2 through a waiver.

 

[C.elegans]

Even If you go somewhere where you only get 1 year of ACGME general surgery, you can still be licensed in a state requiring 2 through a waiver.

Care to elaborate on this? How would one obtain this waiver, and from where?

 

[PhansterZ]

Even If you go somewhere where you only get 1 year of ACGME general surgery, you can still be licensed in a state requiring 2 through a waiver.

Program dependent. Depends on the relationship between your program and general surgery, and what the general surgery chairman decides.

 

[avangusva]

UTSW/Parkland- 6-7 months general surgery.

Yes, some programs will consider OMS training to count for ACGME general surgery time (2-years).