Division
of
Head and Neck, Breast, Esophagus, and Soft Tissue Surgery

(General Surgery I)

Department of Surgery

College of Medicine
Philippine General Hospital
University of the Philippines Manila

The GSI Residency Training Program

 

General Objective

To acquire the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitude in the management of patients with head and neck, breast, esophagus, and soft tissue surgical diseases.

Specific Objectives

1. To diagnose logically and accurately all patients with head and neck, breast, esophagus, and soft tissue surgical diseases.
   
2. To institute competent preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management to patients with surgical diseases of the head and neck, breast, esophagus, and soft tissue.

• 1st year surgery residents
• 4th year general surgery residents
• 5th year general surgery residents

Expectations For Each Category of Residents

1st Year Surgery Residents

1. To diagnose logically and accurately all patients with head and neck, breast, esophagus, and soft tissue surgical diseases.
2. To institute competent preoperative and postoperative management to patients with surgical diseases of the head and neck, breast, esophagus, and soft tissue.
3. To institute competent preoperative and postoperative management to patients with acute surgical abdomen and incarcerated inguinal hernia.

4th Year General Surgery Residents

1. To institute competent surgical treatment to all patients with surgical diseases of the breast and thyroid.
2. To institute competent surgical treatment to all patients with acute surgical abdomen and incarcerated inguinal hernia.

5th Year General Surgery Residents

1. To institute competent surgical treatment to all patients with surgical diseases of the soft tissue, head and neck, and esophagus.
2. To teach management of head and neck, breast, esophagus, and soft tissue surgical diseases to medical students and lower level GSI residents.
3. To perform administrative functions as authorized by the GSI consultant staff.

• Self-instructional materials
• Demonstrations
• Direct patient contact
• Discussions

• Written examinations
• Oral examinations
• Practical examinations
  • Projects
    • Case Presentation and Discussion
    • Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Actual Patient Management
    • Diagnostic Skills
    • Operative Skills
    • Decision-making Skills

GSI Special Teaching-Learning-Evaluating Methods
Distance Learning // Online Learning
Debates
Written Reports
Reading Then Constructing Test Questions

List of Reports to be Submitted on Last Day of Rotation

Case Presentation and Discussion Evaluation Form

Actual Patient Management Evaluation Form

Records of Operation Form

Surgical Trainee's Self-Evaluation Form

Faculty's Evaluation of Surgical Trainee Form

Student's Assessment of GSI Training Program Form

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