About Us

About Us

The first year of residency is devoted to the principles of patient care as they apply to general surgery. Residents rotate on the major surgical subspecialties (general surgery, surgical critical care, Trauma) with emphasis on preoperative and postoperative management and the development of differential diagnosis.

The second year of residency include a subspecialty rotation in transplantation surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Rotations in surgical critical care, trauma and general surgery round out the academic year.

The third year of residency is divided among pediatric surgery and burns, surgical critical care and thoracic/vascular surgery. The two-month pediatric surgery/burn rotation is done at Akron Children’s Hospital.

The final two years of residency are devoted to general surgery where the resident functions at the chief resident level.

Throughout the entire five years we offer broad exposure in trauma, acute care surgery and surgical critical care. Our residents receive extensive laparoscopic experience during their residency. We are one of the regions Level I Trauma Centers as verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Our conferences and teaching rounds stress the application of basic science as it applies clinically. Our curriculum integrates anatomy, physiology and clinical pathology.

CPC/Morbidity and Mortality Conference is held weekly. Our Monday morning conference schedule includes Textbook Review, Surgery Grand Rounds, Vascular CPC, Breast Conference, along with a quarterly Journal Club, monthly Mock Oral Exams, and monthly Trauma Grand Rounds. Weekly research meetings are held with the Residents along with the Surgical Research Directors and Research Health Scientist.

Cleveland Clinic Akron General residents, medical students and faculty have the opportunity to practice the fundamentals of minimally invasive surgery in our Surgery Skills Lab. Our program offers a robust curriculum that integrates the FLS and FES programs. All of our residents and faculty have 24/7 access to our Surgery Skills Lab. Our Surgery Skills Lab also houses a Sonosite ultrasound machine and a CentraLine Man system to practice placement of central lines.

In 2018, a GI Mentor was purchased for our Surgery Skills Lab. Hands-on learning and instruction provide an ideal opportunity for our surgical residents. In 2023, the SonoSim Ultrasound Training Solution was purchased for all of the residents.

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