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Founded in 1955, the Surgery Residency at Hennepin Healthcare remains on the cutting edge of clinical training, preparing our graduates for sought-after positions in general surgery and fellowships.
Our residents learn from dedicated faculty within the Hennepin Healthcare system, an urban, academic hospital that serves the most serious trauma patients and the area’s safety net population. Additional rotations at private hospitals give residents a comprehensive view of surgical settings.
Working side-by-side with highly trained staff, residents quickly assume critical decision-making responsibilities and gain early operative experience in a supportive, collegial environment. Our graduates develop clinical skills, diverse experience, and procedural confidence to succeed
Early operative experience with supportive colleagues and mentors
Early operative experience with supportive colleagues and mentors
What our residents have to say!
What our residents have to say!
What Sets Us Apart?
What Sets Us Apart?
Early Operative Experience
Early Operative Experience
Level I Trauma Center and Burn Center
Level I Trauma Center and Burn Center
Diverse Clinical Experience
Diverse Clinical Experience
Our program enables residents to maximize their time in the operating room. Hennepin Healthcare handles approximately 15,500 procedures annually, all conducted by staff and residents. Residents play a critical role in patient care and learn directly from our faculty, without competition from surgical fellows.
At Hennepin Healthcare residents care for patients at all levels of severity, including the region’s most critical cases in our Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and certified Burn Center. This fast-paced yet team-driven environment exposes residents to the full spectrum of patient pathology and latest procedures and technology.
With rotations at Hennepin Healthcare and the Twin Cities’ top private, community, and children’s hospital settings, residents gain experience in a variety of healthcare systems and work with patients from all walks of life. At Hennepin Healthcare, residents care for a multicultural mix of patients who speak dozens of languages—all without ever leaving the hospital.
High Tech Simulation Training Center
High Tech Simulation Training Center
Collegial Environment
Collegial Environment
Strong Research Support
Strong Research Support
Our new, state-of-the-art Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center creates the perfect setting for residents to test their clinical skills, communication, and leadership abilities when faced with real-life situations. Residents quickly gain confidence to prepare them for SICU leadership.
As an academic system, teaching and research are priorities for all attending physicians. Residents collaborate daily with surgical faculty, as well as staff and residents from numerous other disciplines. This mix encourages constant discussion, a tradition of cooperation and teamwork, and a scholarly approach to patient problems.
Clinical and quality improvement research is an important part of our program. Every resident works individually with our full-time education director on a research project of their choice.
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