Rotations
The University of Michigan Health-Sparrow General Surgery Residency is an ACGME 5-year residency program with continuous accreditation. The program is located in Lansing, the state capital; the majority of your training will occur here. We partner with our regional health system colleagues at the University of Michigan Health-West for rotations at the PGY 1, 2, and 3 levels. Rural surgery rotations take place at our community hospitals in Ionia and Carson City. Our 4-week transplant rotation occurs during the resident's PGY 4 year at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, a leading transplant center, and our 4-week PGY 4 surgical oncology rotation takes place at Corewell West in Grand Rapids.
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PGY 1
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General Surgery
2 Blocks
Acute Care Surgery
3 Blocks
Trauma
2 Blocks
Vascular Surgery
1 Block
Emergency General Surgery/Night Float
2 Blocks
Anesthesia
1 Block
General Surgery (UMH-West)
1 Block
Elective/Vacation
1 Block
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PGY 2
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General Surgery
2 Blocks
Acute Care Surgery
1 Block
Surgical Critical Care
2 Blocks
Pediatric Surgery
1 Block
Vascular Surgery
1 Block
Emergency General Surgery/Night Float
2 Blocks
Rural Surgery (UMH-Ionia and Carson City)
1 Block
General Surgery (UMH-West)
2 Blocks
Elective/Vacation
1 Block
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PGY 3
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General Surgery
4 Blocks
Acute Care Surgery
2 Blocks
Thoracic Surgery
2 Blocks
Pediatric Surgery
1 Block
Emergency General Surgery/Night Float
1 Block
Rural Surgery (UMH-Ionia and Carson City)
1 Block
General Surgery (UMH-West)
1 Block
Elective/Vacation
1 Block
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PGY 4
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General Surgery
3 Blocks
Acute Care Surgery
2 Blocks
Colorectal
2 Blocks
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
1 Block
Vascular Surgery
1 Block
Emergency General Surgery/Night Float
1 Block
Surgical Oncology (Corewell West-Grand Rapids)
1 Block
Transplant (University of Nebraska Medical Center-Omaha)
1 Block
Elective/Vacation
1 Block
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PGY 5
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General Surgery
6 Blocks
Acute Care Surgery
2 Blocks
Vascular Surgery
2 Blocks
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
1 Block
Emergency General Surgery/Night Float
1 Block
Vacation
1 Block
Training Sites
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow (UMH-Sparrow) is Mid Michigan's largest care network and part of the University of Michigan Regional Health System and Michigan Medicine. UMH-Sparrow, our sponsoring institution, is a 733-bed, ACS Level 1 Trauma Center and teaching hospital. Robust surgical experiences in general, acute care, minimally invasive, including robotic, thoracic, vascular, bariatric, breast, colorectal, endocrine, pediatric, surgical oncology, trauma/surgical critical care, and GI endoscopy take place here. Additionally, we partner with our regional colleagues at UMH-West, a 208-bed hospital located in Wyoming, MI, to provide additional surgical experiences in a more private practice setting. An exceptional, 4-week transplant experience occurs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha as a PGY 4. This rotation focuses on liver, pancreas, and small bowel transplantation. Finally, our PGY 4 surgical oncology rotation occurs at Corewell West in Grand Rapids.
Research
Research participation during residency is a vital component of professional development. The resident faculty members have many ongoing projects encompassing basic science, clinical, and surgical educational areas. Research participation allows the resident to gain knowledge and experience in searching and critiquing the literature, using statistics, abstract and manuscript writing, and presenting their findings at local, regional, and national conferences. During this process, one will become educated in the ethics of scientific research and the role the IRB plays. Residents are mentored, beginning as a junior resident with increasing participation as they progress through their training. National presentations are funded through the program, and additionally, the residents have a CME allowance. A dedicated year to research is not required; however, a resident is required to complete two research projects in order to graduate from the program.