University of Michigan surgical training will become the signature of American surgical leadership.
To accomplish this, our aims are to:
- Develop outstanding technical skills and mature clinical judgment by combining simulation training, broad operative exposure, formative feedback, and a deliberate focus on the development of autonomy.
- Provide the opportunity, training, and mentorship to launch an academic career grounded in effective collaborations and substantive research contributions.
- Develop residents as highly-professional leaders of health care teams and other organizations.
- Use preparation, opportunity, and feedback to develop outstanding educators of all learners (including peers, patients, and self) over the arc of their career.
- Promote a culture of constant quality improvement for health care systems.
- Encourage work/life balance, personal insight, and wellness to sustain a career in surgery characterized by genuine compassion and service to patients.
- Support all individuals to reach their highest potential within an inclusive and collaborative community.
Clinical Rotation Schedule
House Officer Level: PGY 1
Block 1 & 2: VA General & Vascular Surgery
Site: Ann Arbor Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Block 3: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (SA 1/2)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 4: Endocrine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Blue)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 5: Colorectal Surgery (Maize)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 6: Pediatric Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 7: Plastic Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 8: Vascular Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 9: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 10: Transplant Surgery (STX)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 11 & 12: Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery & Surgical Oncology (White)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
House Officer Level: PGY 2
Block 1 & 2: VA General & Vascular Surgery
Site: Ann Arbor Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Block 3 & 4: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (SA 1/2)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 5: Endocrine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Blue)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 6 & 7: Colorectal Surgery (Maize)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 8: Pediatric Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 9: Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery & Surgical Oncology (White)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 10: Float
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 11: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 12: Anesthesiology
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
House Officer Level: PGY 3
Block 1: VA General Surgery
Site: Ann Arbor Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Block 2: VA Vascular Surgery
Site: Ann Arbor Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Block 3 & 4: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (SA 1/2)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 5: Cardiac Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 6: Endocrine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Blue)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 7: Vascular Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 8: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 9: Burn Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 10: Transplant Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 11: General Thoracic Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 12: Pediatric Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
House Officer Level: PGY 4
Block 1: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (Hurley)
Site: Hurley Medical Center (Flint, MI)
Block 2, 3, 4, 5: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (SA 1/2)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 6: Endocrine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Blue)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 7 & 8: Colorectal Surgery (Maize)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 9: Transplant Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 10 & 11: Surgical Oncology (White)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 12: Float
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
House Officer Level: PGY 5
Block 1 & 2: VA General Surgery
Site: Ann Arbor Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Block 3: VA Vascular Surgery
Site: Ann Arbor Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Block 4 & 5: Acute Care Surgery (SA 1)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 6 & 7: Endocrine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Blue)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 8 & 9: Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery (White)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 10: Colorectal Surgery (Maize)
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 11: Vascular Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Block 12: General Thoracic Surgery
Site: University of Michigan Hospitals
Residents typically have 2 years of Academic Development Time (ADT) between the PGY 3 and PGY 4 clinical years of training. For House Officers at ADT1 and ADT2 level, blocks 1 through 12 include 0% outpatient and 100% research.