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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.

  • 3 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery 1 (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 2 Months

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 2 (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 3 (Bariatric, Foregut) & Plastics (1 week Wound & Nutrition)

  • 1 Month

    SICU

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery – VA

  • 1 Month

    Anesthesia/Radiology (2 weeks each)

PGY-2

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery 2 (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 2 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 1 (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 1 Month

    SICU

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 3 (Bariatric, Foregut) & Plastics

  • 1 Month

    Head & Neck

  • 1 Month

    Vascular

  • 1 Month

    Rural Surgery - Yankton, SD

  • 1 Month

    Night Float

  • 1 Month

    Night Float: SICU

PGY-3

  • 2 Months

    Rural Surgery – Yankton, SD

  • 2 Months

    Night Float: SICU

  • 1 Month

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 1 (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 2 (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 3 (Bariatric, Foregut) & Plastics

  • 1 Month

    Pediatric Surgery

  • 1 Month

    SICU

  • 1 Month

    Head & Neck

  • 1 Month

    Vascular

PGY-4

  • 2 Months

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 2 Months

    Pediatric Surgery

  • 1 Months

    General Surgery 1 (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 2 (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 1 Month

    General Surgery 3 (Bariatric, Foregut)

  • 1 Month

    Head & Neck

  • 1 Month

    Vascular/Thoracic

  • 1 Month

    Vascular

  • 1 Month

    Night Float Chief

  • 1 Month

    Elective

PGY-5

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery 1 (General, Breast, Endocrine)

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery 2 (Colorectal, HPB, Transplant)

  • 2 Months

    General Surgery 3 (Bariatric, Foregut)

  • 2 Months

    Night Float: Chief

  • 1 Month

    Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

  • 1 Month

    Vascular/Thoracic

  • 1 Month

    Chief/Thoracic Surgy

  • 1 Month

    Chief

Case Log

The following are the average Case Log numbers per Resident by PGY Level for the 2025-2026 year.

View the detailed breakdown.

PGY1: 149

PGY2: 393

PGY3: 732

PGY4: 876

PGY5: 1690

View a Sample Rotation Schedule

2026-27 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