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Program Curriculum

PGY-1

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

  • 3 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery I

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery II

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery – VA

  • 1 Month

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    Plastic Surgery (Wound Care - 1 week)

  • 1 Month

    Vascular Surgery

  • 1 Month

    Anesthesia/Radiology (2 weeks each)

PGY-2

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery II

  • 2 Months

    Night Float

  • 2 Months

    Surgical ICU

  • 6 Weeks

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 6 Weeks

    General Surgery - Yankton, SD

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery I

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery – VA

  • 1 Month

    Vascular Surgery

PGY-3

  • 2 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery – Yankton, SD

  • 2 Months

    Vascular Surgery

  • 2 Months

    Pediatric Surgery

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery I

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery II

  • 1 Month

    Surgical ICU

  • 1 Month

    Bariatric/ENT/Thoracic

PGY-4

  • 2 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Months

    Vascular Surgery

  • 2 Months

    Pediatric Surgery

  • 2 Months

    Bariatric/ENT/Thoracic

  • 2 Months

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery I

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery II

PGY-5

  • 3 Months

    General Surgery I

  • 3 Months

    General Surgery II

  • 2 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Months

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery – Chief

  • 1 Month

    Bariatric/ENT/Thoracic

Case Log

The following are the average Case Log numbers per Resident by PGY Level for the 2022-2023 year.

View the detailed breakdown.

  • PGY-1: 114
  • PGY-2: 390
  • PGY-3: 505
  • PGY-4: 874
  • PGY-5: 1365

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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