Curriculum
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, the flagship hospital of Conemaugh Health System, serves as the primary training site for surgical residents, offering tertiary care in a community-based setting.
Educational Advantages
- Daily interaction with a patient population with diverse health, demographic, and socioeconomic needs
- Ability to follow patients through every stage of the care process, from initial office visit to discharge
- Opportunity to experience broad spectrum of patient care in a single setting
Required Program Rotations
- Alimentary Tract
- Abdomen and its Contents
- Breast, Skin and Soft Tissue
- Endocrine System
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care
- Surgical Oncology
- Trauma/Burns
- Vascular Surgery
Elective Rotations
- Breast Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Interventional Radiology
- Burn Surgery
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Orthopedics
- Plastic Surgery
- Urology
- Vascular/Thoracic Surgery
Specialty Rotations
- Breast Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Ear, Nose and Throat Care
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Trauma
- Surgical Critical Care
- Acute Care Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Vascular/Thoracic Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Hepatobiliary/Pancrea