Training & Curriculum
Rotation Schedule PGY-1
| Service Line | Time in Rotation |
|---|---|
| Cardiac and Vascular Surgery | 2 Months |
| Acute Care Surgery | 1 Month |
| Thoracic and Vascular Surgery | 1 Month |
| Cardiovascular Anesthesia | 1 Month |
| Cardiology | 1 Month |
| Bariatric Surgery | 1 Month |
| Minimally Invasive/Robotic Surgery | 1 Month |
| Pediatric Surgery | 1 Month |
| Burn ICU/Surgical Service | 1 Month |
| Shock Trauma ICU | 1 Month |
| Emergency General Surgery | 1 Month |
Rotation Schedule PGY-2
| Service Line | Time in Rotation |
|---|---|
| Trauma Surgery | 2 Months |
| Thoracic and Vascular Surgery | 1 Month |
| Acute Care Surgery | 2 Months |
| Emergency General Surgery | 1 Month |
| Pediatric Surgery | 1 Month |
| Vascular Lab Imaging | 1 Month |
| International Radiology | 1 Month |
| Vascular Oncology | 2 Month |
| Heart Failure ICU | 1 Month |
Rotation Schedule PGY-3
| Service Line | Time in Rotation |
|---|---|
| Vascular Surgery | 3 Months |
| Interventional Cardiology | 1 Month |
| Pediatric Surgery | 1 Month |
| Minimally Invasive/Robotic Surgery | 1 Month |
| Emergency General Surgery | 1 Month |
| Transplant Surgery | 1 Month |
| Neurovascular Surgery | 2 Months |
| Interventional Radiology | 2 Months |
Rotation Schedule PGY-4
| Service Line | Time in Rotation |
|---|---|
| Vascular Surgery (Various Hospitals) | 10 Months |
| Vein Specialty Rotation | 1 Month |
| Vascular Lab | 1 Month |
Rotation Schedule PGY-5
| Service Line | Time in Rotation |
|---|---|
| Vascular Surgery (Various Hospitals) | 12 Months |
Educational Lecture Schedule
Wednesdays
Journal Club (meets the first Wednesday of each month)
Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Place: Medical School Building, 2.135
The purpose of Journal Club is to develop good reading habits which will keep the practicing vascular surgeon up to date in the years to come, to learn to critically evaluate journal articles, to learn the various types of studies presented in the literature, and to develop a broad base of fundamental knowledge from original journal articles. Each Resident will be assigned to review one recent Journal article and present their critique. In general, two articles are reviewed per session. Faculty will be present to aid in and direct the discussion. Journal club is scheduled to discuss the following systems: Venous. Lower Extremities, Dialysis, Aorta, Renal, Mesenteric, and Carotid.
Genetic Aortic Conference (meets the second Wednesday of each month)
Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Place: Memorial Hermann HVI 3103 Rooms A&B
Vascular Ultrasound Conference (meets the third Wednesday of each month)
Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Place: MSE R333
Thursdays
Vascular Topics Lecture Series (September – May)
Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Place: Medical School Building, 2.103
Mortality & Morbidity Conference (Immediately Following Basic Science)
Time: 8:00 am – 8:30 am
Place: Medical School Building, 2.103
The vascular surgery Morbidity & Mortality Conference is held biweekly. Residents maintain statistics regarding complication rates in vascular surgical procedures. Utilizing information gathered at this conference, each vascular surgery resident reviews the data regarding a clinical complication and presents to the group a proposal regarding possible changes in clinical care. The residents and faculty then discuss the complication and changes to the clinical practice. With faculty supervision, the resident designs and implements a plan to change process in order to assist in quality improvement. This plan is reviewed, approved, and monitored by the program director. All faculty and administrative support personnel from our quality improvement office are available as resources.
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Research Meeting
Time: 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Place: Medical School Building, 2.103
Fridays
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds
Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Place: McGovern Medical School Building 2.103
Departmental Grand Rounds are held every Friday from 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Guest speakers are invited to give lectures on their field of expertise. Interesting clinical cases and reviews are also presented. Usually, the cases chosen for Grand Rounds are topics within the expertise of the guest speaker. Residents who are presenting cases should review the case and the presentation with faculty well in advance of the conference. It is a good practice for each resident to keep a list of any interesting patients they encounter; then when a case needs to be presented at any conference, this list will be a valuable resource.