Junior and Senior Level Objectives for ALL Residents
Curricular Links to the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS)
East Carolina University Surgical Resident Curriculum (SRC), 4th ed.
Editors: SS Cox, PhD; WE Pofahl, MD; WJ Pories,MD

*Unit coding indicates “G” when surgical geriatrics is a specified portion of the learning objectives.

• General
• PGY I
• PGY II
• PGY III
• PGY IV
• PGY V
• PGY VI

General
General Surgery Basics-Part Two of the SRC

Junior-Level Rotation-Specific Objectives

General Surgery-GREEN-Rotation Specifics-Part Four of the SRC

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PGY II
PGY II Rotations: General Surgery, Vascular, Trauma/ Critical Care/ Transplantation, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery

PGY II-Junior-Level Objectives
The resident should consult all Junior-Level Objectives in the Surgical Resident Curriculum (SRC) for the PGY I level specified/linked above for: General Surgery, Vascular, Trauma, Surgical Basics, Non-Surgical Specialties, and Fundamentals of Practice. Objectives are written in chronological order of difficulty. Therefore, utilize objectives in a continuum from the PGY I year for rotations on PGY II services. Two subspecialties are included in your PGY II rotations: Cardiothoracic Surgery and Plastic Surgery.

Cardiothoracic Surgery-Rotation Specifics-Part Five of the SRC

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Rotation Specifics-Part Five of the SRC

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PGY III
PGY III Rotations: Includes only Research Year Experiences

Research Year

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PGY IV
PGY IV Rotations: General Surgery-RED, Trauma/ Critical Care/ Transplantation, Pediatric Surgery

PGY IV-Senior-Level Objectives

The resident should consult Junior-Level Objectives in the Surgical Resident Curriculum (SRC) for background expectations at the junior-level. Objectives are written in chronological order of difficulty. Therefore, utilize objectives in a continuum from the PGY II year for rotations on PGY IV services. One new subspecialty is included here: Pediatric Surgery.

General Surgery Associated Non-Surgical Specialties-Part Six of the SRC

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General Surgery Fundamentals of Surgical Practice-Part Seven of the SRC

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General Surgery-RED-Rotation Specifics-Part Four of the SRC

Trauma/Critical Care-Rotation Specifics-Part Three of the SRC

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Pediatric Surgery-Rotation Specifics-Part Five of the SRC

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PGY V
PGY V Rotations: General Surgery-GREEN, Vascular, Cardiothoracic Surgery

PGY V-Senior-Level Objectives

The resident should consult Junior-Level Objectives in the Surgical Resident Curriculum (SRC) for the background expectations at senior-level. Objectives are written in chronological order of difficulty. Therefore, utilize objectives in a continuum from the PGY IV and V years for rotations on these services: General Surgery-Green, Vascular, and Cardiothoracic Surgery.

General Surgery Associated Non-Surgical Specialties-Part Six of the SRC

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General Surgery Fundamentals of Surgical Practice-Part Seven of the SRC

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General Surgery-Green-Rotation Specifics-Part Four of the SRC

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Vascular Surgery-Rotation Specifics

Cardiothoracic Surgery-Rotation Specifics-Part Five of the SRC

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PGY VI
PGY VI Rotations: General Surgery-GREEN-RED, Vascular, Trauma/ Critical Care/ Transplantation

PGY VI-Senior-Level Objectives

The resident should consult Senior-Level Objectives from PGY IV-V in the Surgical Resident Curriculum (SRC) for the background expectations. Objectives are written in chronological order of difficulty. Therefore, utilize objectives in a continuum from the PGY V year for rotations on these services: General Surgery-Green and Red, Vascular, and Trauma/ Critical Care/ and Transplantation.

General Surgery-Green-Rotation Specifics-Part Four of the SRC

Vascular Surgery-Rotation Specifics

Trauma/Critical Care-Rotation Specifics-Part Three of the SRC

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