Special Academic Events

Visiting Professors | In-Service training examination
Oral Examinations | Medical Students

Visiting Professors

Five Visiting Professors are invited each year for one interactive session with residents and faculty (including dinner with selected faculty and senior level residents) and one formal presentation over a two-day period.

McEwen VP's 2008-2009

Chief residents are required to attend all of the 5:00 p.m. Tuesday conferences as well as the dinner Tuesday evening and Grand Rounds on Wednesday morning.
September 9-10, 2008
Fiemu Nwariaku, MD	UT Texas Southwestern	Endocrine Surgery
November 18-19, 2008
Tom Read, MD	Lahey Clinic	Colorectal Surgery
January 13-14, 2009
Pat Whitworth, Jr, MD	Nashville, TN	Breast Surgery
March 10-11, 2009
Daniel Jones, MD	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Minimally Invasive Surgery
May 12-13, 2009
Timothy Pawlik, MD	Mayo, Rochester, MN	Hepatobiliary

 

 

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In-Service Training Examination

The In-Service training examination as required by the Residency Review Committee (RRC) is given to all residents once a year in January. A ABSITE review session is conducted the Sunday following the exam for all residents.

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Oral Examinations

“Mock” oral examinations are given to the third, fourth, and fifth year residents in November of each year. This examination follows the format of the Certifying examination of the American Board of Surgery and prepares the residents for part 2 of the American Board of Surgery certification process.

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Medical Students

Wichita is a clinical campus for the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Medical students are assigned to most of the General Surgery teaching services at Via Christi. The surgical resident is expected to participate in the education of medical students. Each year one resident is selected by the medical students to receive The Outstanding Resident Teacher award.

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