The Phoenix Integrated Surgical Resident training program is primarily housed within Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and Phoenix VA Integrated Health Care System, two integrated hospitals, yet it is well supported by rotations at several affiliated institutions.
Representing the parent administrative and teaching facility, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center is a full-service quaternary care hospital located in downtown Phoenix. In addition to an extensive outpatient operation, there are approximately 600 inpatient beds to provide an opportunity for residents to participate in the care of patients with a myriad of surgical disease entities under the rubrics of general surgery and the specialties, including (to name a few): trauma and emergency surgery, advanced laparoscopy, cardiothoracic surgery, colon and rectal surgery, surgical endocrinology, transplantation, oncology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, surgical critical care and vascular/endovascular surgery.
The second integral component, located a few miles up the road, is the Phoenix VA Integrated Health Care System. With more than 450 inpatient beds and an extensive outpatient system linked by a state-of-art informatics system, this facility provides house officers with additional opportunities to hone their clinical skills in general surgery and a variety of additional subspecialties.
Beyond these opportunities, house officers spend a considerable amount of their training at several affiliates during the middle years of their training. Another central Phoenix facility, Phoenix Children's Hospital, provides residents with their primary experience in management of age-specific congenital and acquired surgical diseases. A short drive to the west brings you to Banner Estrella Medical Center, where there exists a contemporary general surgery practice opportunity in which our residents participates in a mentorship style experience. Heading eastward brings you to Banner Gateway Medical Center which, in a few short years since it's opening, has provided our residents with an enormous opportunity to hone their skills in advanced (single incision) laparoscopic/bariatric surgery. Of note, ground has been broken on this campus to make room for a full service cancer center in partnership with M.D. Anderson, Finally, a short distance away from Gateway sits Banner Desert Medical Center, a burgeoning medical center that exposes house officers to a large private practice opportunity in contemporary general, oncologic, and pediatric surgery. Finally, both junior- and senior-level residents spend several months at the Alaska Native Medical Center. Travel and housing expenses are supported for each house officer to work with a dedicated group of volunteer faculty surgeons who provide inpatient and outpatient services at a modern facility located in Anchorage.
For more information about the curriculum and selection criteria, please visit our recruiting site on www.BannerHealth.com.