THORACIC SURGERY 6-YEAR INTEGRATED TRAINING PROGRAM - ROTATION SCHEDULE
The following is a sample 6-year rotation schedule:
PGY1
PGY2
PGY3
PGY4
PGY5
PGY6
Cardiology
FH Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Cath / Electrophysiology
FH Thoracic Surgery
VA CardioThoracic
Echocardiography / Cardiac Cath
General Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Transplant Surgery
Pulmonary Medicine
MICU
Trauma Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Interventional Radiology
Cardiac Cath / Electrophysiology • Residents will function as cardiology fellows. In the catheterization lab they will perform diagnostics and interventions. In the electrophysiology lab they will understand the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias and will learn insertion techniques for pacemaker and AICD devices. Cardiology • Inpatient adult cardiology service Echocardiography / Cardiac Catheterization • Education in performance and reading of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and introduction to cardiac catheterization FH Cardiac Surgery • Basic and complex adult cardiac surgery and adult congenital cardiac surgery FH Thoracic Surgery • Basic and complex adult general thoracic surgery General Surgery I • Adult general surgery service focusing on hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery General Surgery II • Adult general surgery focusing on open and laparoscopic esophageal, gastric, small bowel, and colorectal surgery General Surgery III • Adult general surgery focusing on breast and endocrine surgery General Surgery – Acute Care Surgery • Adult general surgery encompassing the entire spectrum of general surgery Interventional Radiology • Resident functions as the radiology fellow and participates in diagnostic and interventional procedures gaining the wire skill sets necessary for percutaneous interventions. MICU • Comprehensive critical care for medical and cardiothoracic surgery patients Pediatric Cardiac Surgery • Common and complex congenital cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee Pulmonary Medicine • Inpatient pulmonary medicine consult service Transplant Surgery • Solid organ transplant surgery service Trauma Surgery • Trauma and emergency surgery at a Level 1 trauma center. VA CardioThoracic • Common and complex adult cardiac and general thoracic surgery at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI Vascular Surgery • Adult vascular surgery focusing on open and endovascular techniques