University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center Vascular Surgery Residency Program (Keck School of Medicine of USC)
The Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program at Keck School of Medicine of USC has an opening for a well-qualified candidate to fill one (1) Integrated Resident position at PGY -3 level outside of the Match with plans to start June 24, 2024. Applicants must have completed ACGME accredited PGY 2 years in either General Surgery or Integrated Vascular Surgery and is eligible to obtain a California medical license (Postgraduate Training license or Physician and Surgeon license). The primary objective of Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency is to produce a balanced, qualified vascular surgeon prepared for practice in an academic and/or private practice environment.
Program Description:
The University of Southern California (USC) Program in Vascular Surgery offers a 5 clinical (and 1 research) year integrated track. The integrated track is offered to those who have an MD degree but have not received formal surgical training.
The integrated track provides a progressive learning experience for the PGY 1-2 residents which are focused on the core of surgery that is relevant to vascular surgery. The PGY 3 resident experience includes core general surgery, vascular diagnostics and vascular medicine. This is followed by PGY 4-5 where the resident masters the knowledge and skills necessary to be an expert vascular and endovascular surgeon. The PGY 4 is focused on providing a thorough and in depth endovascular and noninvasive vascular laboratory experience that is enhanced by two clinical experiences at participating hospitals where the resident performs the broad array of vascular surgery. During PGY 4, the resident with faculty oversight will also be engaged in clinical research. The PGY 5 is structured around open vascular surgery, ambulatory care, and inpatient care at USC Keck Hospital and Los Angeles General Medical Center. The Integrated PGY 4-5 are considered senior residents in the program. After the PGY 3 year the resident will have a mandatory year of research. During that year the option for research are plentiful including clinical research, career enhancement via a master’s degree or additional education and training (i.e. USC Clinical Sciences, USC Biomedical Engineering, Stanford Bio design, Harvard Global Surgery)
The vascular faculty at all hospitals who are responsible for vascular surgery education are faculty of the USC Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. Faculty from the Departments of Surgery, Anesthesia, Radiology and Medicine participate in the resident curriculum in the Integrated track years PGY 1-3. Senior resident rotations are designed to provide the resident with a balanced education in index vascular surgery procedures; complex, redo and unusual procedures; endovascular procedures; and invasive and noninvasive diagnostics for vascular disease.
Here's a brief look into our training sites:
At USC Arcadia Hospital, the residents are exposed to a large volume of open reconstructive and endovascular procedures. The resident team consists of a PGY II or III surgery resident along with the Vascular senior resident. The hospital has an active emergency room and is a Level II Trauma Center. As the major provider of acute care services in the west San Gabriel Valley, a diverse experience in vascular problems of an urgent and emergent nature is available.
At USC Health Sciences Campus, the senior resident will oversee the USC Keck Hospital vascular surgery service which also includes a PGY I and II surgery resident. USC Keck Hospital is a major referral center, providing the resident with experience in complex and redo vascular surgery procedures. Vascular faculty perform a wide range of endovascular procedures, including aortic stent grafts, percutaneous angioplasty/stents and diagnostic angiography. The USC Keck Hospital also has an active ICAVL accredited noninvasive vascular laboratory directed by USC faculty.
Los Angeles General Medical Center is one of the largest hospitals in the United States with the busiest emergency room and largest trauma center in the USA. The vascular resident supervises a very busy vascular service with a broad spectrum of vascular disease including atherosclerosis, embolic/thrombotic disorders, arteritis and traumatic vascular injuries. The service is fully integrated with the vascular medicine service at Los Angeles General Medical Center.
The Integrated program was granted provisional approval in October 2010. The program is conducted through the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Sukgu Han, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, is the Program Director and in turn makes policy, appoints personnel, and directs the program. Dr. Miguel Manzur, serves as the Associate Program Director.
Timeline:
∙ Application Deadline: April 24, 2024
∙ Interviews: April 29, 2024
∙ Selection: May 1, 2024
∙ Resident Start Date: June 24, 2024
Required Documents Sent by Candidate:
∙ Letter of Introduction
∙ Current Curriculum Vitae
∙ USMLE Scores – Step 1, 2 & 3
∙ Copy of Medical School Diploma
∙ ABSITE or VSITE Scores
∙ Three (3) Letters of Recommendation – one of the letters must be from current Program Director. All letters must be sent directly to Program Coordinator
Contact Information:
Celeste Mendoza
Academic Program Coordinator
(323)442-9064