In this episode, we are going to kick off our 2022 chief resident podcast series. This is something we started last year as a way for our chief residents to leave their mark here with us at brown by discussing a topic they are passionate about.
Today We are going to take a look at the decision to go into general surgery training. We’ll get into some of the factors that one should consider if they think this is the career pathway for them as well as what it takes to be a successful surgery resident at all stages of training. This is a great episode for medical students who are considering general surgery as a career and want to find out more about the process as a whole.
Joining me to discuss this is our own chief administrative resident Dr. Andrew Varone.
Podcast Chapters:
(0:48) Dr. Varone's educational pedigree.
(2:06) Factors that led to a decision to pursue general surgery?
(3:29) Teams versus reality?
(4:53) What about doing away rotations?
(5:43) Lifestyle of a general surgery resident?
(8:32) How best to prepare for a life in surgery?
(10:46) Research requirements for surgery residency?
(13:31) What to look for in choosing a surgery training program?
(16:45) How best to prepare to be a general surgery intern?
(20:31) Tips on excelling as a senior surgery resident?
(23:22) Would you do it again?
My email is Kenneth.lynch@brownphysicians.org
Have a great week and I’m looking forward to having you back with us in the next episode of the Brown Surgery Podcast