General surgery residency rotations at Tufts Medical Center
Our residency includes robust and progressive clinical rotations across a wide spectrum of surgical specialties and settings. Residents train at Tufts Medical Center, MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lowell General Hospital, along with partner institutions like Boston Children’s Hospital. Rotations are structured to provide increasing responsibility and autonomy at each postgraduate year (PGY), preparing our residents to care for complex surgical patients and lead multidisciplinary teams.
PGY-1
Interns complete 1-month rotations in:
- Vascular surgery
- Transplant surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Colorectal surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Trauma surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Night float
- Surgical Intensive Care Unit
They also complete a 1-month rotation at our teaching affiliate, MelroseWakefield Hospital in Melrose, MA.
Additional 2-month rotations include:
- Surgical intensive care
- General surgery
PGY-1 residents spend 1 month on night float. When rotating at Tufts Medical Center, they typically take call two weekends a month.
PGY-2
Second-year residents focus heavily on general surgery services and surgical consults. They complete:
- 9 months on general surgery services
- 3 months in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Tufts Medical Center
PGY-3
Third-year residents rotate through:
- Transplant surgery
- Pediatric surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital
- Night float
- Elective rotation
- MelroseWakefield Hospital
PGY-4
Fourth-year residents further develop advanced operative and leadership skills through rotations in:
- General surgery/trauma
- Thoracic surgery
- Endoscopy
- Lowell General Hospital
- Elective rotation
- Night float (one month)
PGY-5
Chief residents complete advanced subspecialty rotations in:
- Surgical oncology
- Colorectal surgery
- Endoscopy
- Minimally invasive/laparoscopic surgery
