Should I Choose A Fellowship
with 0+5 Residents?
Jason T. Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Director
Vascular Surgery Residency/Fellowship
General Surgery Resident Breakfast Session
June 7, 2012
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*NO DISCLOSURES
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Available Vascular Training Programs
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0+5 Programs
36
5+2 Programs
105
Overlap
31
Concerns
• 0+5 applicants
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Distributing cases
Faculty teaching
Acceptance by fellows
Acceptance by GS
faculty
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Concerns
• 0+5 applicants
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–
Distributing cases
Faculty teaching
Acceptance by fellows
Acceptance by GS
faculty
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• 5+2 applicants
– Distributing cases
– Faculty assumptions
– Acceptance by the
senior residents
– Acceptance by the VS
faculty
Observations
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Operations
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Research Projects
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Mentoring
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Change in Case Distribution Among
Trainees
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Concerns
• 0+5 applicants
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–
–
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Distributing cases
Faculty teaching
Acceptance by fellows
Acceptance by GS
faculty
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• 5+2 applicants
– Distributing cases
– Faculty assumptions
– Acceptance by the
senior residents
– Acceptance by the VS
faculty
Summary of Advantages
• Augment education
– Trauma
– Imaging
– Endovascular
• Allow opportunity to mentor juniors who are just as
interested as you
• Facilitates research projects
• Program feels larger
• Emphasis is on education
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Thank you!
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