General Surgery Residency Program

We develop highly skilled and knowledgeable surgeons, equipped to excel in the ever-evolving field of general surgery.

Surgeon smiling and holding patient's hand

While Virtua General Surgery is a new residency program, it sits at the confluence of both new and old, gaining the benefits of each. Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has hosted surgical residents for decades on the general surgery, transplant, and vascular surgery services.

About Our General Surgery Residency Program

The Virtua General Surgery Residency Program is where innovation meets tradition. With Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital’s decades-long history of hosting surgical residents in general surgery, transplant, and vascular surgery services, our program is built on a strong foundation. Our esteemed academic leadership, with extensive experience from renowned academic institutions, ensures a rich, dynamic learning environment for our residents.

At the Virtua General Surgery Residency Program, we are committed to achieving exceptional outcomes:

  • Developing outstanding knowledge and technical skills to effectively manage patients with a wide range of surgical conditions.
  • Providing residents with extensive experiences and in-depth training across various settings and diverse populations.
  • Teaching residents to tailor patient management based on acuity and individual patient values and beliefs.
  • Fostering critical thinking, interpersonal communication, teaching, research, information systems, practice management, professionalism, and lifelong learning.
  • Expanding the surgical knowledge base through scientific inquiry.
  • Preparing residents to practice within diverse communities and healthcare delivery systems.
  • Equipping residents for success in a wide variety of career paths.
  • Promoting wellness among our residents and educational community, ensuring resident satisfaction throughout their training.

Why Choose the Virtua General Surgery Residency?

Top-Tier Facilities

Residents of the Virtua General Surgery Residency Program will have the opportunity to work at 3 of Virtua’s 5 hospitals, benefitting both from their standards for quality care and from exposure to a diverse set of clinical experiences.

Top-Tier Facilities

Residents of the Virtua General Surgery Residency Program will have the opportunity to work at 3 of Virtua’s 5 hospitals, benefitting both from their standards for quality care and from exposure to a diverse set of clinical experiences.

Prestigious Academic Affiliation

As a new program, the Virtua General Surgery Residency has the backing of a very successful health care system in Virtua and the benefit of Rowan University’s growing medical academics programs. This academic alliance enables us to build out a robust academic program that includes skills development and simulation.

Prestigious Academic Affiliation

As a new program, the Virtua General Surgery Residency has the backing of a very successful health care system in Virtua and the benefit of Rowan University’s growing medical academics programs. This academic alliance enables us to build out a robust academic program that includes skills development and simulation.

Comprehensive Training

Our residents will be trained to become compassionate and intellectually oriented surgeons who have an in-depth understanding of the psycho-social and economic impact of disease as well as the role of the patient's personal beliefs and values in their health and delivery of care.

Comprehensive Training

Our residents will be trained to become compassionate and intellectually oriented surgeons who have an in-depth understanding of the psycho-social and economic impact of disease as well as the role of the patient's personal beliefs and values in their health and delivery of care.

Holistic Care

Our residents will be trained to become compassionate and intellectually oriented surgeons who have an in-depth understanding of the psycho-social and economic impact of disease as well as the role of the patient's personal beliefs and values in their health and delivery of care.

Holistic Care

Our residents will be trained to become compassionate and intellectually oriented surgeons who have an in-depth understanding of the psycho-social and economic impact of disease as well as the role of the patient's personal beliefs and values in their health and delivery of care.

Career Advancement

Our graduates will have attained the knowledge, technical skills and principles to enter the independent practice of Surgery or to seek further training in subspecialties of the field and to become productive and contributing members of their communities.

Career Advancement

Our graduates will have attained the knowledge, technical skills and principles to enter the independent practice of Surgery or to seek further training in subspecialties of the field and to become productive and contributing members of their communities.

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