Surgery Residency Program

 Department of Surgery

Surgery

Program Overview

The ETSU Department of Surgery provides residents with exceptional training in general surgery, ensuring graduates meet American Board of Surgery case requirements and gain a strong foundation for independent practice. The program follows the Surgical Council on Resident Education, or SCORE, curriculum and offers research opportunities supported by six full-time faculty, multiple postdoctoral fellows, and $8.7 million in funding, including $5 million from the National Institutes of Health.

Residents train primarily at Johnson City Medical Center, a 488-bed Level I trauma center, with additional rotations at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Franklin Woods Community Hospital, Holston Valley Medical Center and the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Fourth-year residents may also complete an international elective at Monze Missions Hospital in Zambia.

In the past 10 years, 65% of graduates have entered practice directly after residency, confident they can operate independently without a fellowship. At a time when about 80% of surgical residents nationwide pursue additional training, this reflects the program’s early, frequent and extensive operative experience that prepares residents for broad-based general surgery.

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