• High case volume with a wide variety of cases
• Five-year non-pyramidal clinical program
• Two Chief Residents per year
• Match two categorical positions per year via NRMP
• Offers audition rotations from August - December
• Surgical faculty committed to teaching
• Exposure to numerous surgical subspecialties in the true spirit of general surgery
• Major affiliate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Site for 3^rd year student surgical clerkships for both schools
• Extramural rotations to Roger Williams Medical Center, UMMS Memorial Hospital, and Baystate Medical Center for surgical oncology, transplantation, cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, and trauma
• Provide ACLS & ATLS
• Residents' Resource Room which includes a surgical library and computers
• Endoscopic and laparoscopic training facilities on site
• General Surgery and Vascular Journal Clubs held monthly
• Visiting Professor Programs multiple times per year
• Outpatient Office hours for pre- and post-operative care of the surgical patient
• Eight inpatient operating rooms; five outpatient operating rooms