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The Educational Program in Surgery at Physicians Medical Center Carraway combines the strengths of an academic medical center with the practical advantages of a community hospital. The surgical resident reaps the rewards of an intense surgical experience, weighted toward early operative skill development and guided by close faculty level supervision. This philosophy permeates the residency program and leads to close interactions among residents as well as between residents and faculty. The early emphasis on operative skill development is carried forward in the context of an intellectual continuum, beginning with the preoperative assessment of the patient and following through to the patient's postoperative and convalescent care. Believing the dictum that a resident learns more by managing the patient upon whom he/she operates, pre and postoperative care are emphasized early in the educational program. Each resident develops keen awareness and expertise in recognition of preoperative risk factors and care of postoperative complications. Responsibility in the operating room requires preparation and dexterity, and the level of operative complexity depends on the individual. The program is non-pyramidal; it is the intention to finish all who are accepted and strive to achieve excellence. | 