Program Highlights
Academic expectations
- Research
- Submit abstract (s) to ASCRS*, ACS, DDW, ASA, New England Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Manuscript ready for submission
- Expenses will be covered for podium presentation
- Project will be assigned prior to starting fellowship
- Submission of abstract from research project to national meeting
- General Surgery Grand Rounds- topic and time TBD
- Colorectal Residents Annual Career Course (paid)
- Program Evaluation Committee – CRS
- Advanced Robotics Course/Curriculum
Clinical sites
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
- University Campus (388 beds)
- Memorial Campus (385 beds)
- Hahnemann Campus
- Milford Regional Medical Center
- Milford Regional Medical Center
- Outpatient visits
- Belmont Street
- Faculty clinics
- ARP lab
- Milford Regional Medical Center
Conference schedule
- General Surgery M&M: Every Monday at 5 p.m.
- Grand Rounds: Every Wednesday at 7 a.m.
- CRS Teleconference with Lahey, RI, Baystate and BI): Fourth Wednesday monthly at 8 a.m.
- irritable bowel disease case conference : First Thursday monthly at 5 p.m.
- GI Pathology: every eight weeks
- GI Tumor Board: Every Friday at noon
- Core curriculum/clinical correlation: Every Thursday at 6:30 a.m.
- Journal Club: every eight weeks
- Complications Conference: every six weeks
Team structure
- Mentor/mentee relationship
- Will be responsible for endoscopy/clinic/surgeries of assigned rotation only
- Two teams
- JAM/JSD
- KA/PS
- Teams switch at end of the month
- Team makeup
- Discharge summaries, progress notes, orders, drain removal, etc., by junior residents and physician assistant
- Fellow/junior
- Chief/junior
- PA helps with daily inpatient care and activities for both teams
Links
- UMass Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Facebook - Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship: UMass Memorial
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- @karimalavi
- @jendavidsmd
- @prsturrock
- @justinmaykel