Introduction

The Department of General Surgery offers a two-year fellowship program in Vascular Surgery with two accredited positions per year. EVMS' Vascular Surgery program is accredited by the ACGME and leads to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Surgery. Clinical rotations are provided at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH) and Sentara CarePlex Hospital (SCH).

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Sample Rotation Schedule

Resident Operative Experience Report

Current Fellow Categorical Report

Presentations and Current Practice of Recent Graduates

General Description

The Vascular Surgery Fellowship is a two-year program beginning with a four-month focus on research along with an introduction to Clinical Practice and intensive training and responsibility in PVL interpretation. The remainder of the first year is spent on four-month rotations at the Sentara CarePlex Hospital teaching site and the Outpatient/Angio teaching service at SNGH. The second year is dedicated to gaining extensive exposure in open and endovascular procedures at the SNGH Consult, VICU/Stepdown, and Outfield services.

Applicants are either American Board of Surgery-certified/eligible in General Surgery or in their final two years of surgical residency at an accredited general surgery residency program. We interview for new vascular surgery fellows during the months of March and April. Applicants are invited for interview and hire by means of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Final selection of fellows happens among the Fellowship Candidate Selection Committee which is comprised of the Program Director, and a number of faculty members selected by the Program Director.

The selection committee makes its decision based on:

1. Candidate’s desire for vascular surgery
2. Content of Letters of Recommendation (3 minimum)
3. ABSITE results to date (including scores current at date of interview)
4. Personal interviews

Additional and/or International Medical Graduates/Practitioners are interviewed if we do not fill our annual complement through the Matching Program. For consideration, non-NRMP applicants must be general or cardiothoracic surgical practitioners who have met one of the following criteria:

• Graduate of a medical school in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
• Graduate of a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.
• Graduate of a medical school outside the United States and Canada who meets one of the following qualifications:
  • Have received a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment, or
  • Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US licensing jurisdiction in which they are training.
• Graduate of a medical school outside the United States who has completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by a LCME-accredited medical school.

The Division seeks individuals who excel in all aspects of their graduate medical training and demonstrate a level of responsibility and work ethic commensurate with vascular surgery fellowship training. To-date General Surgery In-Service Scores are reviewed, as well as USMLE scores and supervisory reviews from applicants’ letters of recommendation. Applicants with a sincere interest in the program are encouraged to participate in elective opportunities and visit the Division of Vascular Surgery to maximize their personal contact with faculty and fellows.

Clinical Rotations and Research

Clinical rotations in the vascular surgery fellowship include the fellow fully in preoperative and postoperative evaluation and management during which the fellow acts as an operator or first assistant in the operating room in a large number of vascular procedures. The vascular service performs over 1,800 operations a year providing the Clinical Vascular Fellow potential as the primary surgeon in over 500 cases per year.

Jean Panneton, M.D.
Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
600 Gresham Drive Suite 8620
Sentara Heart Hospital
Norfolk, Virginia 23507

Phone: (757) 622-2649
Fax: (757) 961-6440

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