The integrated vascular surgery residency will provide multidisciplinary training in vascular surgery, general surgery, and relevant surgical/interventional radiology/medicine and sub-specialties during a 5-year training program. The vascular surgery faculty of the University of South Florida have designed a resident rotation schedule which integrates appropriate general surgery rotations for core surgical training during the PGY1 and PGY-2 years, surgical subspecialty experience/training during PGY2 and PGY3 years, and senior surgery resident experience in both general and vascular surgery during the PGY 4 year, and a 12-month chief resident experience in vascular surgery during the PGY5 year. A total of 36 months will be spent on vascular surgery rotations, and 24 months on core general surgery or surgical subspecialty rotations. The schedule has been designed to appropriately interact with current general surgery, intensive care unit, cardiothoracic surgery, transplant surgery, and cardiology rotations at the appropriate training levels to optimize resident education and experience. It specifically provides for a total of 6-months experience as the senior (chief) resident on general/trauma surgery or cardiothoracic surgery rotation. The PGY5 year is exclusively a "chief resident" experience on dedicated vascular/endovascular rotations.

Murray L. Shames, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Program Director, Division of Vascular Surgery