A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon establishes the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient.
Residency Training
- Duration of training: 5 clinical years. Can be 5-7+ years depending on time spent on research
- Number of allopathic programs nationally: Approximately 253
- Number of entering residency positions per year (as of 2020): 253
- Types of fellowships or subspecialties: Thoracic, Vascular, Transplant, Trauma, Colorectal, Pediatric Surgery, Critical Care, Oncology
- Type of Match: Regular
- Overall competitiveness: Competitive
Primary Faculty Contact for M1s and M2s
Staci Aubry, M.D
aubryst@med.umich.edu
Filip Bednar, M.D.
filipb@med.umich.edu
Jonathan Finks, M.D.
Associate Clerkship Director Surgery
jfinks@med.umich.edu
Andrew Ibrahim, M.D
iandrew@med.umich.edu
Grace Kim, M.D.
gracejk@med.umich.edu
Gifty Kwakye, M.D.
Clerkship Director Surgery
gkwakye@med.umich.edu
734-647-9710
Rishi Reddy, M.D.
Surgeryreddyrm@umich.edu
734-763-7337
Dana Telem, M.D
dtelem@med.umich.edu
Seth Waits, MD
waitss@med.umich.edu
The Academic Surgeon Development Program - SCRUBS at the University of Michigan
Information on the ASDP-SCRUBS program is available at: http://scrubs-asdp.medicine.umich.edu
Karla Robinson
Surgery Clerkship Coordinator, SCRUBS liason
zinn@med.umich.edu
734.615.2851
Resources
Suggested Journals, Books & Information for Interested Students
Complications in Surgery, 2006
- Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice, 2010
- Success in Academic Surgery: A How to Guide For Medical Students, ed MJ Englesbe and MO Meyers, 2017
- So You Want to Be A Surgeon: An Online Guide to Selecting and Matching with the Best Surgery Residency, https://www.facs.org/education/resources/residency-search