General Surgery Residency Rotation Schedule

The George Washington University Medical Center is the principal teaching facility of the residency. All clinical and basic science conferences take place within the medical center. Residents will also rotate at Holy Cross Hospital (HCH), the DC VA Medical Center and Children’s National Health System. Please see a sample rotation schedule for our below.

*Note this is only an example schedule and other variations may exist.

PGY1

July August September October November December
Gen. Surgery Breast / Colorectal Vascular Trauma Gen. Surgery / MIS Plastics
January February March April May June
Thoracic / Transplant / HPB ICU Peds. Surgery Gen. Surgery Vascular Thoracic / Transplant / HPB

 

PGY2

July August September October November December
GW Consult Resident Vascular Vascular Trauma Trauma HCH
January February March April May June
Peds. Surgery Peds. Surgery VA VA HCH Vascular

 

PGY3

July August September October November December
Gen. Surgery / MIS Gen. Surgery / MIS Gen. Surgery / MIS HCH HCH HCH
January February March April May June
ICU ICU ICU Thoracic / Transplant / HPB Thoracic / Transplant / HPB Thoracic / Transplant / HPB

 

PGY4

July August September October November December
Trauma Trauma Trauma HCH HCH HCH
January February March April May June
Trauma Trauma Trauma Breast / Colorectal Breast / Colorectal Breast / Colorectal

 

PGY5

July August September October November December
VA VA HCH HCH Gen. Surgery / MIS Gen. Surgery / MIS
January February March April May June
Vascular Vascular Gen. Surgery Thoracic / Transplant / HPB Thoracic / Transplant / HPB Thoracic / Transplant / HPB