Overview
Message from the Director of Surgery, Stephen DiRusso, M.D. PhD.
Welcome and thank you for your interest in the St. Barnabas Surgical Residency Program.
Our website was designed to demonstrate the many and varied activities and strengths of our department as they relate to the education of the surgical resident.
The program has many strengths, including being one of a few Osteopathic Surgical Residencies associated with a Level I Trauma Center, and one of the busiest in New York City. St. Barnabas Hospital is also a vibrant and integral part of the Bronx community.
The Surgery Department is committed to developing the best possible surgical education program and to train exemplary and well-rounded surgeons.
Message From the Residency Director, Vic Vernenkar, D.O.
Welcome to the Surgical Residency at NYCOM/St. Barnabas Hospital. The Osteopathic General Surgical Residency Program of NYCOM/St. Barnabas Hospital is dedicated to providing advanced and concentrated training general surgery. This forms the primary purpose of the program. Providing the highest quality education opportunities to the residents is the major mission of the program. The program will provide progressive learning experiences that develop the attitudes, skills, and knowledge of an osteopathic physician to efficiently provide quality surgical care.
Department of Surgery Education Mission Statement
“The Department of Surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital seeks to foster an increasing competence in surgery matched with a passion for knowledge and teaching in a framework of ethics and compassion.”
Affiliation
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Surgical Residency Program
Description of Program
The program is accredited by the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons for 4 years of training, leading to eligibility to sit for the ACOS Boards in General Surgery. There is approval for twelve (12) residents from the PGY 2 through PGY5 positions. We have approval for three (3) surgical PGY1 interns as well.
Application Process
We participate in the ERAS application service. Prospective surgical residents apply through the ERAS application service when applying for internships, as we have a Surgical Track internship that will apply towards the PGY 1 year in Surgery. Interviews are held regularly from October through December. Acceptance to the Program in most cases implies completing all 4 years, and only under extraordinary circumstances will early departure from the program take place. We do accept residents from other institutions as long as they have an approved osteopathic internship, when openings are present. Additionally, medical students from NYCOM, PCOM, as well as other institutions rotate through the department on a regular basis, as do interns.
Rotations
Outside rotations include Westchester Medical Center (Pediatric Surgery, Critical Care), Memorial Sloan-Kettering (Head and Neck Surgery), and Montefiore/Einstein Medical Center(Cardio-Thoracic), Deborah Heart and Lung Center (Vascular), and Jersey City Medical Center (General Surgery).
Residents rotate through Trauma, General Surgery and Subspecialty services while in house throughout their years here.
Ambulatory Care
Surgical residents will benefit from our extensive Ambulatory Care Services, which include Urology, Plastics/Hand Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Trauma, and ENT.
Resident Work Hours, Salary and Benefits
Our Surgical Residency is fully in compliance will Bell Commission rules regarding resident work hours. Please call Ostepathic Medical Education for salary and benefits. Benefits include food allowance and surgical loupes for all residents.
Evaluation of Residents
A committee of Surgical Attendings evaluates residents three times a year. The evaluations are based on the Core Competencies designated by the AOA/ACOS. Residents are given the opportunity to evaluate the program and its attending staff as well.
Reading Syllabus and Curriculum
Standard surgical textbooks that the residents are encouraged to read include Schwartz, Sabiston, Greenfield, Marino, and Current Surgical Therapy. Our curriculum parallels the ACOS curriculum, and was modified to include the new ACOS curriculum.