Division of Colorectal Surgery

Policies and Procedures

Residency Completion

All residents in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery are expected to complete at least 12 months of training. Residents must complete the minimum number of months of training required (12) by their certifying board for eligibility for certification as a component of successful completion of fellowship training at Jefferson.

Residents must develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and judgment to assume responsibility for independent practice at the completion of their education. This process involves the sequential assumption of progressive responsibility, and requires assessment of proficiency and fitness to complete the educational program. In the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, the following constitute criteria for promotion:

PGY 6:

Each resident must successfully complete a 12 month period of training and demonstrate competency as a subspecialty consultant to the relevant clinical services. Competency consists of the consistent, effective use of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors characteristic of a Colon and Rectal surgeon. The faculty evaluates each fellow’s data gathering skills, data interpretation skills, case synthesis skills, humanistic attributes, and professional attributes. These skills are assessed informally on a daily basis and monthly with the program director and written evaluations by all faculty biannually.

Residents who fail to meet the performance standards required for promotion and outlined above will receive formative as well as summative feedback concerning their performance, and be provided with the opportunity to correct or improve the deficiencies identified. Written documentation of these evaluations will be maintained by the Program. Remediation efforts will be evaluated and documented in writing. Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery.