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.
Michael
A. Goldfarb M.D., F.A.C.S. Chairman
and Program Director
Department of Surgery
Monmouth Medical Center
Professor of Surgery
Drexel University College of Medicine
