The goal of our program is to train exceptionally qualified surgeons who have the skills and ability to function at the highest level and provide state-of-the-art, compassionate patient care, in an academic, community or rural setting. For questions about the program, please contact the Surgery Residency program at SurgeryResidency@garnethealth.org.
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Learn moreThe goal of our program is to train exceptionally qualified surgeons who have the skills to provide state-of-the-art, compassionate patient care.
Our five year program is ACGME accredited and offers exposure to all areas of general surgery. Over seventy-seven active surgeons embrace resident education and bring with them a variety of teaching styles and experiences.
The goal of our program is to train exceptionally qualified surgeons who have the skills and ability to function at the highest level and provide state-of-the-art, compassionate patient care, in an academic, community or rural setting. For those pursuing a career in surgery, the years spent in residency represent the beginning of a lifelong commitment to furthering their professional skills, and to serving those who entrust them with their care.
Garnet Health Medical Center offers a rich and diverse patient population, illnesses, and a variety of treatment settings. Our active emergency department sees over 77,000 visits each year. Our surgeons are committed to resident education and bring with them a variety of teaching styles and experiences. All of these combine to make an outstanding opportunity for surgical training.
Thank you for your Interest in the Garnet Health Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program. Please explore the following sections for more information about our program - from our didactic schedule, resident benefits, and frequently asked questions.
Applications to Garnet Health Medical Center’s Residency Programs will only be accepted through ERAS, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Electronic Residency Application Service. For the 2024 ERAS® cycle, we will be participating in Program Signaling.
For questions about the program, or help with the form below, please contact the Surgery Residency program at at SurgeryResidency@GarnetHealth.org.
Fourth Year Medical Students: Download Application Form (PDF - updated 5/30/2024)
Jorge Ortiz, M.D.
General Surgery Residency Program Director
The goal of our program is to train exceptionally qualified surgeons who have the skills and ability to function at the highest level and provide state-of-the-art, compassionate patient care, in an academic, community or rural setting. For those pursuing a career in surgery, the years spent in residency represent the beginning of a lifelong commitment to furthering their professional skills, and to serving those who entrust them with their care. Garnet Health Medical Center offers a rich and diverse patient population, illnesses, and a variety of treatment settings. Our active emergency department sees over 72,000 visits each year. Our surgeons are committed to resident education and bring with them a variety of teaching styles and experiences. All of these combine to make an outstanding opportunity for surgical training.
I was very excited to have the opportunity to lead a general surgery residency program in a new and growing academic medical center and educational hub. As the first new hospital built in New York State in 20 years Garnet Health Medical Center offers a modern, state of the art, carefully thought out setting for patient care. We are very proud of the fact that we were named the Most Beautiful Hospital in America in 2017. As a new residency program we have the opportunity to design a program that is best suited to train a surgical resident for the ever changing technology and skills required for modern surgery. In addition, we have the chance to rethink how best to train our residents to deliver skilled, empathetic and professional care.
The Middletown Campus of Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine is less than three miles from Garnet Health Medical Center. This adds further breadth to the residency program in many ways. Third and fourth year medical students rotate through the surgical service. The cadaver anatomy lab provides the opportunity for prosections and practicing exposures, and the virtual anatomy lab is a great place to review anatomical orientations and relationships.
Additional experience in surgical oncology is obtained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In addition to Garnet Health Medical Center being a busy trauma center, residents rotate through Maryland Shock Trauma, a burn rotation and transplant rotation at Westchester Medical Center and pediatric surgery experience at New York Presbyterian Hospital to ensure complete surgical training. Didactic instruction plays an integral part in the training program and is provided through both departmental and interdepartmental teaching conferences.
Our residency program provides a wealth of clinical and operative experience, a diverse house staff and faculty interested in teaching, as well as a variety of clinical and basic research experiences. Located upstate in Orange County, residents and their families have available a broad range of recreational activities including parks, hiking, canoeing, rafting, and skiing. Beautiful parks, great restaurants and a variety of cultural events add to the enriching environment. Close proximity to New York City adds to the entertainment opportunities available during off duty hours.
For questions about the program, please contact the Undergraduate Medical Education Department at SurgeryResidency@garnethealth.org. We look forward to meeting you.
Our program offers exposure to a broad range of surgical diseases. This is supplemented by an active emergency department which sees over 72,000 visits each year. Rotations through our affiliated hospitals add experience with penetrating:
We are committed to providing our residents with the cognitive and technical skills needed to independently practice within the community upon program completion.
*Each block is 4 weeks.
Surgical acting internships at Garnet are open to any student enrolled in an ACGME-approved Medical School. The experience will provide prospective surgical residents a chance to experience what it is like as an intern in a surgical residency. There are a variety of specialties that one can rotate with, and this will allow students a chance to see all that Garnet has to offer. Any rotating student is eligible for this rotation and is highly encouraged if planning on applying to our residency program.
Acting Sub-I’s are 2 or 4 week rotations. Review of Audition Rotation applications will begin in March and roll into the end of the calendar year (December). Please submit Application forms and accompanying documents to the General Surgery Residency Program Coordinator. Please be sure to indicate your scheduling preferences in the Application form when submitting. Once confirmed for an Audition Rotation, please be sure to inform the General Surgery Residency Program Coordinator of any scheduling shift and off requests needed at least 2 weeks prior to start date.
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