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Graduate Medical Education at USD Sanford School of Medicine
Health Science Center 1400 W. 22nd St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
General Surgery
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Program Curriculum

PGY-1

All rotations occur at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota unless otherwise noted.

    Includes 1 week Wound & Nutrition)

  • 3 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 3 Months

    General Surgery II (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 2 Months

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery I (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery III (Bariatric, Foregut) ?

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery – VA

  • 1 Month

    Anesthesia/Radiology (2 weeks each)

PGY-2

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery I (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery II (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 2 Months

    Surgical ICU

  • 2 Month

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Month

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    Plastic Surgery

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery - Yankton, SD

PGY-3

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery – Yankton, SD

  • 2 Months

    Night Float

  • 1 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery I (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery II (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery III (Bariatric, Foregut)

  • 1 Month

    Pediatric Surgery

  • 1 Month

    Surgical ICU

  • 1 Month

    Vascular Surgery

  • 1 Month

    Head/Neck & Thoracic

PGY-4

  • 2 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Months

    Night Float

  • 2 Months

    Pediatric Surgery

  • 2 Months

    Vascular Surgery

  • 1 Months

    General Surgery I (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery II (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery III (Bariatric, Foregut)

  • 1 Month

    Head/Neck & Thoracic

PGY-5

  • 3 Months

    General Surgery II (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery I (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery III (Bariatric, Foregut)

  • 1 (or 2) Months

    Acute Care Surgery

  • 1 (or 2) Months

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    Head/Neck & Thoracic

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery – Chief

Case Log

The following are the average Case Log numbers per Resident by PGY Level for the 2024-2025 year.

View the detailed breakdown.

  • PGY-1: 106
  • PGY-2: 429
  • PGY-3: 582
  • PGY-4: 1242
  • PGY-5: 1802

View a Sample Rotation Schedule

2025-26 Surgery Residency Rotation Schedule Example

Conferences

Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons are protected time for didactic lectures.

  • Weekly M&M
  • Weekly Resident-Led Lectures
  • Bimonthly Grand Rounds
  • Bimonthly Simulation
  • Journal Club
  • Specialty-specific conferences based on rotations