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It is the goal of the Monmouth Medical Center
and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center combined
surgical residency program to develop residents
with clinical maturity, surgical judgment,
technical skill and knowledge at the highest
standards of our profession.
The General Surgery residency is structured
to provide five years of general surgery training.
There are three categorical residents per year
plus five non-designated preliminary residents.
The Residency is under the auspices of Monmouth
Medical Center (MMC) Department of Surgery.
The major affiliate of the program is Newark
Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC). At MMC,
residents rotate through the General Surgery
Team A and Subspeciality Team B which includes,
vascular, thoracic, pediatric, urology, otolaryngology,
plastic surgery and neurosurgery patients.
At MMC, a PGY1 resident rotates through the
ICU/ER and orthopaedic services. At NBIMC,
in addition to general surgery, residents rotate
on the vascular, transplant and cardiac services.
During the PGY2 year, there are also rotations
at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
on various tumor services, and the Jersey Shore
Regional Trauma Center trauma service. Residents
rotate about equally between MMC and NBIMC
for the remainder of the five years.
We attain our mutual objectives by:
- guiding the resident in basic
biologic phenomena that constitute the foundation
of surgical practice.
- providing opportunities for
direct and responsible patient management
in the primary components of general surgery.
- pioneering surgical technology.
MMC was the first hospital in New Jersey
to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy and
has launched a full array of advanced laparoscopic
procedures. The Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive
Breast Center is a multidisciplinary group
that is recognized as one of the leading
breast centers in the country. A protocol
tested sentinel lymph node procedure was
another first for the southern part of the
state.
- providing experience in specialties
of pediatric, plastic and reconstructive,
cardiothoracic, ENT, orthopedic, urologic,
and neurologic surgery expecting the resident
to become an effective teacher of medical
students and junior residents and assume
increasing administrative responsibility
culminating in the final year as Chief Resident.
- establishing and maintaining
an atmosphere that encourages the open interchange
of knowledge and experience. Televideo conferences
occur between MMC and NBIMC residents for
clinical research planning on Mondays, and
core curriculum basic science review sessions
on Thursdays.
- promoting surgical research
and national presentations and publications.
Quality research is rewarded in a yearly
paper competition. Any level resident may
present high quality research at a national
conference.
The PGY goals and objectives are explained
relevant to each level. There are multiple
interrelationships between the philosophical,
clinical, technical and academic milestones.
Also, there is an in-training examination each
year and mock boards for the fourth and five
years residents. Some residents start out more
advanced in one area, and others may gain knowledge
faster. Many goals, therefore, may be reached
earlier for some. Upon completion of the training
program, the surgical resident becomes a surgeon
qualified for further fellowship training,
or general surgery practice. Residents who
have applied for fellowships have obtained
fellowships. Many of our graduates return to
enter practice in the area. Monmouth County
is rated one of the top ten counties in the
country because of its wonderful seaside lifestyle,
excellent schools and proximity to cities.
We hope to foster an increasing competence
in surgery matched with a passion for knowledge.
Teachers are exhilarated by stimulating intellectual
growth. Many of the surgeons feel that they
could only practice in a teaching institution
because of many of the factors described in
the goals and objectives.
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