Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
Program Contacts
General Surgery Residency Program
3551 Roger Brooke Dr.
JBSA-Ft. Sam Houston, TX 78234
Location (in the hospital/clinic): General Surgery 2nd Floor Clinic (Location of PCs)
Hours of operation: 0630-1600
Phone number: 210-916-0439 & 210-916-1925
Our Mission, Vision, and Goals
Our Mission is to develop premier general surgeons with technical proficiency, excellent clinical judgment, and leadership skills in service to the country.
Our Vision: Create top-tier leaders in combat casualty care and education. Clinically and technically excellent military surgeons, prepared to provide excellent surgical care in any environment.
Our Goals:
Develop surgeons that are capable of independent competent surgery in the deployed and garrison setting.
Develop leaders that will shape surgical care during future conflict.
Provide the military and the US with highly trained general surgeons ready for independent practice or extended training in fellowship.
Promote military relevant surgical research to help save lives on the battlefield or humanitarian missions.
About the Program
The general surgery program is a 5 clinical year program with 1 year of research after the PGY2 year. There is also a preliminary surgical internship available.
BAMC hosts the surgical residency and is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the Department of Defense. BAMC is integrated into the South Texas Regional and an accepting facility for all civilian trauma. 20% of all DoD Healthcare is provided in San Antonio. There are 28 Main operating rooms at BAMC including 3 DaVinci Robots and an additional 4 Ambulatory surgery operating rooms at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. BAMC offers all surgical sub-specialty care.
Average Graduating Resident Case Number (850 required minimum):
2023: 1,294 (National Average not reported yet)
2022: 1,142 (National Average 1,116)
2021: 1,148 (National Average 1,125)
2020: 1,190 (National Average 1,100)
2019: 1,080 (National Average 1,113)
2018: 1,207 (National Average 1,137)
2017: 1,111 (National Average 1,048)
2016: 1,054 (National Average 1,034)
2015: 1,090 (National Average 1,033)
3rd Highest board pass rate over past 15 years of all surgery programs in the United States.
-https://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(18)30524-5/fulltext
100% four year pass rate for certifying and qualify American board of Surgery exam.
Recent Fellowship Matches
MIS-Mayo Clinic, Florida
Colorectal Surgery-Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Clinic Orlando Regional, Washington University St. Louis
Pediatric Surgery-UT Houston/Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital
Surgical Oncology-MD Anderson, Ohio State Univ, John Wayne Cancer Center
Vascular Surgery-Cleveland Clinic, John Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, University of Maryland, University of Michigan
Cardiothoracic Surgery-Vanderbilt, Washington University St. Louis, Emory, Johns Hopkins
Trauma Surgery-SAMMC Trauma/CC, USC/LA County, LSA, University of Pennsylvania
Burn Surgery-US Army Institute of Surgical Research
Plastic Surgery-Univ of Miami, Univ of Oklahoma, Harvard, Oschner
Special Operations Surgery-Special Operations Surgical Team at UAB, Joint Medical Augmentation Unit at Ft. Liberty