In your CA-1 year, the first four weeks are spent in an intensive individualized training period during which you will be assigned to one attending in a single clinical area for two weeks, then a second attending in a different clinical area for the third and fourth weeks. Specific educational objectives are provided at the onset of the rotation. By the end of the first month, you will have achieved basic clinical skills, and the remainder of your first year will be spent improving these skills and learning new techniques (by rotating through the Milstein OR).  Click here to view a sample CA-1 schedule.

In your CA-1 and CA-2 year, you will begin your subspecialty experience by rotating through, Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Pediatrics, OB and the Pre Admission Unit. Your education in postoperative care will be enhanced by rotations in the PACU and the Intensive Care Units (Surgical and Cardiothoracic ICUs).  You will revisit clinical subspecialties you rotated through as a CA-1 although, as a CA-2, you will be assigned the more challenging cases with more advanced educational objectives. Click here to view a sample CA-2 schedule.

As a CA-3, you will work with the Residency Director (Dr. Leila Pang) to formulate an individualized clinical schedule tailored to meet your needs, having completed most if not all requirements during your CA-1 and 2 years. You may choose to spend up to a total of 6 months in a single subspecialty area, spend your last 6 months in clinical or laboratory research or, do advanced and complex cases in a variety of clinical areas of your choice. Click here to view a sample CA-3 schedule.  Many residents elect to undergo fellowship training; if that is the case then the CA3 year can be even more individualized to meet the resident's goal.