Experiences are wide ranging, but vary according to the needs of patients at the time each resident is on service. Over the course of five years, a resident typically performs more than 1,200 operative procedures, including 350 major procedures during the fifth year. The following are an average of the major procedures for our graduating residents.
| Category |
Avg at Gundersen Lutheran |
RRC Requirements |
| Head and Neck |
36 |
24 |
| Skin, Soft Tissue, Breast |
66 |
25 |
| G.I. |
145 |
72 |
| Abdomen |
161 |
65 |
| Liver |
9 |
4 |
| Pancreas |
8 |
3 |
| Vascular |
97 |
44 |
| Aorta |
26 |
0 |
| Endocrine |
18 |
8 |
| Trauma |
23 |
10 |
| Thoracic |
38 |
15 |
| Pediatrics |
35 |
20 |
| Plastics |
11 |
5 |
| Endoscopy |
176 |
85 |
| Laparoscopic, Basic |
128 |
60 |
| Laparoscopic, Complex |
43 |
25 |
| TOTAL AS CHIEF RESIDENT |
329 |
150 |
| TOTAL MAJOR OPERATIONS |
1,247 |
750 |
Residents are exposed to a wide variety and a large number of laparoscopic procedures