Message from the Residency Program Director
We appreciate your interest in the Wright State University General Surgery
Residency Program. Located in Dayton, Ohio, our program has evolved since
1979 into a multihospital residency with both clinical and academic strengths.
Initial appointment to the first postgraduate year is offered only
through the National Resident Matching Plan (NRMP) via ERAS or through
the Air Force Military Selection Board. Approximately one third of our
residents are active duty U.S. Air Force officers. We seek to have a
diverse group of individuals to train in general surgery
As set forth in the message from the chair on our
home page, our residency utilizes three acute care adult hospitals,
two federal hospitals (VA and Air Force), and the regional Children's
Medical Center. There is correspondingly a mix and variety of surgeons
including academic and community faculty along with the Air Force and
VA faculty. This allows us to satisfy three goals. First, all our graduates
are sufficiently prepared to start a general surgery practice. Second,
they are competitive for subsequent advanced residency/fellowship training
programs. Finally, they are prepared and trained to begin a career
in academic surgery if that is their preference.
At the completion of five years, our most recent graduating residents
had performed 900-1,000 major surgical procedures, and fulfilled all
case requirements in the defined categories of general surgery.
In addition to the yearly American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination,
we also administer mock oral exams yearly to our PGY-4 and PGY-5 residents.
All of these activities are designed to prepare residents for the American
Board of Surgery qualifying and certifying exams.
Of the individuals completing our program, 45 percent have entered
directly into the private practice of general surgery. Half of these
are located in Ohio, while the other half have established their practices
in virtually every state of the union. Several graduates have also served
as missionary surgeons in third world countries. Thirty-five percent
have entered active military duty as general surgeons. The remaining
20 percent have entered fellowships in plastic surgery, general vascular
surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, colorectal surgery, transplant surgery,
trauma/critical care, minimally invasive surgery, hand surgery, or surgical
oncology, and many of these residents have begun careers in academic
surgery.
We thank you for your interest in our program and look forward to hearing
from you.
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