Resident Profile

Current Residents
Performance on American Board of Surgery Examinations
Postgraduate Training
Practice Patterns

Current Residents

Our residents are graduates of the following medical schools:

Creighton University
Louisiana State University
Medical College of Georgia
St. Louis University
Texas A & M
University of Arkansas
University of Kansas
University of Nebraska
University of North Dakota
University of Oklahoma
University of South Dakota
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
University of Texas
University of Utah

Performance on American Board of Surgery Examinations

During the past five years 96% of our residents who sat for the Qualifying and Certifying Examinations of the American Board of Surgery have passed. The percent rate for passing these examinations on the first attempt was 91% for the Qualifying Examination (QE) and 94% for the Certifying Examination (CE). These pass rates are above the national averages as reported by the American Board of Surgery.

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Postgraduate Training

In the past, all residents seeking postgraduate training have been successful in obtaining fellowships. Since 1998, and including the 2005 graduates, thirteen residents have entered postgraduate programs in the following subspecialties: advanced laparoscopy, colorectal surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, thoracic (non-cardiac) surgery, trauma and critical care, vascular surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery. Over the past 10 years, graduates have been accepted into the Mayo Clinic, University of Alabama – Birmingham, Cleveland Clinic, University of Oregon, University of Arizona, University of Missouri at Columbia, Sloan Kettering, University of California – San Francisco, University of Minnesota, University of Washington, Medical College of Georgia, Ochsner Clinic, Baylor University, Johns Hopkins University, Emory University, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California – San Diego, Stanford, Washington University in St. Louis, and University of California - Sacramento.

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Practice Patterns

In recent years the majority of our residents have entered the practice of general surgery. Most have settled in the Midwest, although there are graduates from our program in nearly all regions of the country. Approximately 20 percent have a combined general surgery/subspecialty practice, and 10 percent are in academic surgery.

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