General Surgery Residency On-Line Handbook
- Statement of Purpose from the Chairman
- Program Requirements for
Residency Education in Surgery (PDF) - Teaching Rounds and Conferences
- Ethical/Legal Responsibility
- Dress and Conduct
- Resident Supervision
- Handoffs: Morning and Evening Report
- Education
- Duty Hours
- Core Competencies
- Policy on Passage of United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE) (PDF)
- House Officer Evaluation
- Comprehensive Review of Performance
- Clinical Competency Committee
- Program Evaluation Committee
- Faculty to Resident Evaluation Form (PDF)
- Resident to Faculty Evaluation Form (PDF)
- Resident to Resident Evaluation Form (PDF)
- Curriculum
Goals and Objectives of Surgical Services
General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Trauma and Critical Care
Transplant/Hepatobiliary Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Burn Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Inpatient Service
- Ward Management
- Patient Lists
- Operating Room
- Surgical Intensive Care Units
- Consultations
- Patient Discharge/Follow-up Planning
- Call Schedule
- Trauma Teams
- House Officer and Faculty Numbers (PDF)
- Outpatient Clinic Schedule
- Specialty Clinic Schedule
- Faculty Clinic Schedule
- Day Surgery
- Same-Day Surgery
- Clinical Support Services
- Beepers
- Long Distance Telephone Usage
- Travel Guidelines
- Vacations
- Interviews
- Sick Leave
- Meal Stipend Policy (PDF)
- Moonlighting Activities
- General Information for House Staff -PDF- (including appointment information; salary and fringe benefits; vacation and leave; due process; grievances; position description of appointment; ACGME institutional requirements; and passage of USMLE)
- State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants
- Sexual Harassment
- Occupational Post-Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Chemoprophylaxis Policy Memo (PDF)
- Occupational Post-Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Chemoprophylaxis Policy
- Decedent Affairs Procedures Memo (PDF)
- Decedent Affairs Flow Chart (PDF)
- Telephone Consent Confirmation Requirements (PDF)
- Disposition of Hospital Deaths
- Authorization for Post-Mortem Procedures Form
- Caring for Deceased Patients (PDF)
- Routine Death Notification (PDF)
- Pathology Patterns and Consent for Autopsy (PDF)
- Disposition of Deceased Patients
- Authorization for Postmortem Procedures
- UTMB Workers’ Compensation Insurance (WCI) Form (PDF)
- Non-Employee Accident Report Form (PDF)
- 2017 Holiday Schedule (PDF)
- Guidelines for Surgery B Service (PDF)
- Guidelines for Vascular Surgery Service (PDF)