The General Surgery Residency, a leading academic surgical training program, consistently has helped reshape the traditional model of teaching residents how to operate.
The program has been at the forefront of national surgical curriculum development and was among the first to introduce early specialization programs and training models incorporating evaluation and feedback.
Washington University surgical residents and fellows are expected to actively participate in a major patient safety/quality improvement project during their training. A major recent focus has been resident well-being.
#4 in U.S.
Surgery residency ranking
Doximity, Inc. 2018
Postgraduates
102 residents
28 clinical fellows
17 research fellows
Life after residency:
Who advances to fellowship?
97% of general surgery residents
90% of all surgery residents
(2014-18)
Residency career path
64% in academic practice
36% in private practice
(2014-2018)