General Surgery Residency

General Surgery Residency

The University of Hawai’i Surgical Residency Program is an approved five-year general surgery training program accredited by the ACGME. The Program operates in an integrated and affiliated community hospital system in which patients are treated by University Faculty and University-affiliated, Private Surgical Attending Physicians with Clinical Faculty appointments. The training of all Surgical Residents takes place primarily in four Honolulu community hospitals.

During the first two years, residents complete a series of required rotations which prepare them to either continue their training in general surgery or in a surgical subspecialty. Throughout their five years of training, residents will have increasing responsibility for surgical care, culminating in their chief year, when they will assume total responsibility for patient care and administration of a surgical team.

Program Information

Rotation Schedule

The training of all Surgical Residents takes place primarily in five Honolulu community Hospitals: The Queen’s Medical Center Punchbowl (Manamana), The Queen’s Medical Center West O’ahu, Straub Benioff Medical Center, Kuakini Medical Center, and Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children. Residents will also rotate at North Hawai’i Community Hospital located on Hawai’i Island (Big Island) during their PGY 3-4 years.

Typical Rotations (Subject to Change)

The Queen’s Medical Center – Punchbowl (Manamana), located in downtown Honolulu is a private, non-profit, acute medical care facility. It is the largest private hospital in Hawaii, licensed to operate with 505 acute care beds and 28 sub-acute beds. The medical center has more than 3,000 employees and over 1,200 physicians on staff. As the leading medical referral center in the Pacific Basin, Queen’s offers a comprehensive range of primary and specialized care services. Queen’s is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and affiliated with VHA Inc., the national health care alliance. Queen’s serves as the primary training site for the Surgical Residency Program and its Surgical Critical Care Fellowship. Surgical Residents also rotate at QMC for a number of Electives.

The Queen’s Medical Center – West O’ahu is the newest member of The Queen’s Health Systems family of companies. This 104-bed hospital offer a wide array of primary and specialty care services provided by a dedicated team of health care providers. From outpatient specialties like gastroenterology, wound care, neurology, surgery, cardiology, cancer care and after hours care for children, to preventive screenings like mammograms and colon cancer screenings, Queen’s West Oahu continues to grow with the community and bring more advanced health services closer to home for Central and West Oahu families.

Straub Benioff Medical Center was founded in 1921. It is a fully integrated nonprofit health care system with a 159-bed hospital in Honolulu, a network of neighborhood clinics and a visiting specialist program that reaches throughout the state of Hawai’i. With 200 employed or contracted physicians who are leaders in their fields, Straub provides its patients with expert diagnoses and treatments for more than 32 different medical specialties, including bone and joint, heart, cancer, endocrinology /diabetes, family medicine, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, women’s health, vascular and urology. Straub is home to the Pacific Region’s only multi-disciplinary burn treatment center.

Kuakini Medical Center is a teaching hospital with accredited programs in medical residency, surgical residency and geriatric fellowship under the John A. Burns School of Medicine. It is a non-profit organization licensed by the Department of Health for 40 SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility) Beds, 147 ICF (Intermediate Care Facility) Beds, and 34 residential care home beds. Kuakini Medical Center is also the eighth largest private acute care hospital in Hawaii.

Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children (KMCWC) has played a vital role in the health of Hawaii’s women and children. Today, as the state’s only specialty hospital, Kapi’olani is well recognized as Hawaii’s leader in the care of women and children. It is also a major training facility for the University of Hawai’i, John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Pediatric and Ob/Gyn residency programs.