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Old 03-31-2006, 07:19 PM
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If you do an integrated surgical residency, are you trained in general surgery too?

If you do a residency in something like ortho or neurosurg that is an integrated surgical residency (you don't have to do a general surgery residency first and then a fellowship), are you still considered to have been trained in general surgery?

For example, is any fellowship that requires a general surgery residency first, also open to orthopaedic surgeons?
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Old 04-01-2006, 07:14 PM
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If you do a residency in something like ortho or neurosurg that is an integrated surgical residency (you don't have to do a general surgery residency first and then a fellowship), are you still considered to have been trained in general surgery?

For example, is any fellowship that requires a general surgery residency first, also open to orthopaedic surgeons?

No. You have to be board eligible in GS before you can do a fellowship such as CT or colorectal.

Ortho will qualify you for spine, hand, etc.
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Likewise, if you are in a program that requires some time in general surgery before switching over (for example, categorial PRS requires 3 years of GS before going to PRS), you are not eligible to take the GS specialty boards and technically cannot practice GS or apply for any GS fellowships.
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