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Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency

Vascular residents in operating room
 

Saint Louis University’s Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency (0+5) Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for one position each year.  The Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program allows medical students to pursue a career in vascular surgery after completion of medical school via five clinical years of training, leading to board certification in vascular surgery. The majority of the first three years are dedicated to mastering core surgical principles (eight months of core surgery rotations, four months of vascular rotations), while the final two years are dedicated to mastering vascular surgery. Thirty-six months over the five years are dedicated specifically to vascular surgery training. 

Rotations take place at a university-based hospital, a community hospital, and a veteran’s hospital, with a diverse mix of faculty members with various training backgrounds and prior experiences, all of whom are dedicated to the training of future vascular surgeons. Residents matched in the integrated program will join those training in a traditional, independent program that has existed for more 30 years. 

Sample Vascular Surgery Resident Rotation Schedule

Residents
  July August September October November December
PGY-5 SLU VS2 Mercy Blue SLU VS1 SLU VS1 Mercy Red Mercy Red
PGY-4 Mercy Red Mercy Red SLU VS2 SLU VS2 Mercy Blue Mercy Blue
PGY-3 SLU VS SLU VS ACS SLU VS VA SLU VS
PGY-2 SLU VS VA St. Mary's SLU VS Cardiac  SLU VS
PGY-1 Transplant Blue SLU VS ACS Transplant GS Nights
 
  January  February  March April May June
PGY-5 SLU VS2 SLU VS2 Mercy Blue Mercy Blue SLU VS1 SLU VS1
PGY-4 SLU VS1 Mercy Red SLU VS1 SLU VS1 Mercy Blue Mercy Red
PGY-3 Vasc Lab SLU VS Neph SLU VS SLU VS VA
PGY-2 CG Trauma ICU SLU VS VA VA St. Mary's
PGY-1 Trauma Day Trauma Day Trauma ICU SLU VS SLU VS Vasc Lab