General Information

Post-Graduate Year 2

• Greater responsibility for patient evaluation compared to PGY 1
• Greater opportunity to develop skills in the operating room compared to PGY 1
• This is a year of growth, and progressive responsibility
• Builds upon past experiences
• Emphasizes the workings of the surgical team
• 4 weeks of vacation

Sample PGY 2 Rotation Schedule – 10 blocks – each 5 weeks

• Three blocks of general surgery
• Two blocks of trauma surgery
• One block of vascular surgery
• One block of colorectal surgery
• One block of surgical ICU
• One block of pediatric surgery
• One block of emergency surgery