Our Program!
Kingwood is a suburb of the greater Houston area. Our hospital is poised at the northeastern end of the greater Houston area and serves not only the urban population of northeast Houston but also a large, medically underserved rural catchment area. Our hospital stands as a beacon of quality care to both the urban and rural population of this area.
Our program is one of many HCA general surgery residency programs. When you join our program you join a national community of general surgery residency education enthusiasts. You also have access to resources only available when multiple groups band together. This type of collaboration is difficult to find anywhere else in general surgery education. You will be joining a large community all dedicated to serving and developing you.
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Textbooks and resources (*) are provided to the residents by the program
TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS
Our program participates in weekly grand rounds and morbidity and mortality conference. Our grand rounds are based upon international experts that present surgical topics, professionalism topics, and educational topics. Unlike many more traditional models of morbidity and mortality conference where discussions can be confrontational, our morbidity and mortality conferences focus on opportunity for education, evidence, and quality improvement. While we still emphasize individual responsibility, we also recognize the need for process improvement, systems-based improvements, and higher-quality communication. Our monthly journal club provides an opportunity for faculty and residents to interact in a less formal setting and share a deep dive into pertinent surgical topics with content experts.
INSERVICE AND BOARD PREPARATION
Because of our educational program, our residents easily score in the top half of surgery residents across the nation, a high percentage are score in the top 10%, and we anticipate a 100% pass rate for the written boards. There is a strong focus on integration of ABSITE examination and ABS written and oral preparation into daily rounds and weekly didactics. In the modern era where nearly 30% of applicants are unable to pass their boards on the first attempt (http://publicdata.absurgery.org/PassRates/), we strive for a 100% pass rate.
FOUNDATIONAL WORK
Our foundational education is based upon Sabiston for PGY 1-2, Cameron’s for PGY 3-5. In addition, the SCORE curriculum is available for all residents.
CLINIAL SCENARIOS
Daily and weekly, we review common and complex clinical scenarios with residents, often utilizing a simulated environment for residents to re-enact the assessment, diagnosis, and management of surgical diseases. This not only prepares residents for real clinical practice, but it also prepares them for the ABS written and oral boards examination.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR OPERATIVE APPROACHES
The centerpiece of our education is based upon operative approaches. Weekly, there are lectures on step-by-step operative approaches, video review of optimal and suboptimal technique, opportunity for simulated practice, and review of video of surgeries performed by the residents.
This preparatory model along with video-based feedback accelerate the residents’ education and learning making every surgery an opportunity for substantial growth. In addition, our residents are on track to perform 1200-1600 procedures prior to graduation.
Bariatric Surgery: Optimal Surgery
Bariatric Surgery: Suboptimal Surgery
Step by Step on performing a MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair
Robotic TAPP
Step by Step on performing a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Resident performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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