Curriculum and Didactics

The Surgery Residency delivers a comprehensive, hands-on education that enables our residents to take an early and active role in patient care while working side-by-side with experienced surgeons and specialists. Rotations at Hennepin Healthcare, as well as the area’s leading private, community, and children’s hospitals, provide a well-rounded experience in all facets of general surgery.

In addition to our own topical didactics and hands-on training in the Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center, our program integrates the latest surgical curriculum, including:

• The Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)

• TrueLearn- ABSITE & ABS Qualifying Prep 

• Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)

• Fundamental of Endoscopic Surgery (FES)

All residents must undertake a publishable research project of their choice prior to graduation. Our full-time education director provides one-on-one guidance for these clinical or quality improvement projects.

Hennepin Healthcare’s Surgery Residency requires all residents to attend our Monday afternoon education block and Tuesday morning M&M. Surgical residents can also participate in a variety of optional, hospital-wide conferences on topics ranging from ethics to critical care.

Our program takes full advantage of Hennepin Healthcare’s state-of-the-art Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center to help residents prepare for real-life surgical situations and SICU leadership.