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Residency Program Profile
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Program Code: 4404821338
Program Name: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Program
Specialty: Surgery-General
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SPECIAL NOTE: The information below was provided by the Residency Program's director to the American College of Surgeons.
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Number of Year 1 positions available per year: |
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Categorical :
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9
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Designated Preliminary :
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3
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Non-Designated Preliminary :
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9
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Total number of operations performed by a typical graduate: |
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More than 1000 |
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In how many of these cases is the resident the primary surgeon? |
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More than 50% |
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Is research time available? |
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Yes |
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Is there a required research year? |
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No |
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What is the demographic composition of your graduating class of residents in an average year? |
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US / Canadian Graduates :
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96 %
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International Medical Graduates :
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4 %
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Women :
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18 %
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What is the average frequency of calls per week (such as 1:3 or 1:4) for the entering residents in your program? |
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1:4 |
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Beyond your program, does your institution offer any subspecialty fellowships in your specialty? |
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Yes |
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List of subspecialty fellowships in your specialty: |
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Are sub-internships for senior medical students offered by your department? |
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Yes |
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What percentage of entering residents enrolled in your program in the last two years have been elected to AΩA or were in the top 15% of their graduating class? |
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Less than 25% |
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On average, what career directions are taken by your program graduates? |
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Subspecialty Fellowship :
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50 %
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Community Practice :
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60 %
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Academics :
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40 %
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How many weeks of vacation are provided to entering residents? |
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2 |
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What benefits are provided by the institution? |
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On-site child care |
Yes |
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No |
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Health care |
Yes |
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No |
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Formal program to develop teaching skills |
Yes |
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No |
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Ethics curriculum / consultation |
Yes |
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No |
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Stress management program |
Yes |
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No |
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Debt management counseling |
Yes |
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No |
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Does your program have a policy for family leave? |
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Yes |
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What is your program's Web site address? |
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surgery.uthscsa.edu |
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What is unique about your program? |
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In addition to our primary goal of training excellent clinical surgeons, we highly encourage two years of scholarly research activity after the PGY-2 year. This research time is protected and supported by the department. A Master's of Science in Clinical Investigation is available to all residents.
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For additional information about this program, click on the ACGME link below.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
NOTE: Click on "Accredited Programs" and copy-and-paste this program number: 4404821338
into their input box, then click on the "Find Program" button.
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