Program Overview

Surgical Foundations Program

Overview

Surgical Foundations is a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited program. It is the initial period of postgraduate training needed to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes underlying the basics to the practice of surgery and preparatory to further training in a surgical specialty or sub-specialty.

Program Objectives

The program objectives refer to exit competencies for which a junior surgical resident must be evaluated by the end of PGY-2. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Surgical Foundations exam is typically held in the fall of the residents’ PGY 2 year.

Surgical Specialties

Surgical Foundations encompasses the core foundational surgical competencies that are required for the following surgical specialties:

• Cardiac Surgery
• General Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynecology

Program Leadership

• Program Director, Surgical Foundations: Dr. Caleb Zavitz
• Assistant Program Director, Surgical Foundations: Dr. Andrew Graham
• Program Administrator, Surgical Foundations: Debbie Charlet

Important Exam Deadlines

• LMCC2: Upcoming Exam dates
• Royal College Surgical Foundations: Upcoming Exam Dates

Program Components

• Fundamentals of Surgery Course
• Teacher Training and Wellness Retreat
• Bootcamp Schedule: New Schedule Coming Soon
• Royal College Deadlines: Review Deadlines
• Navigating First Year Surgical Training
• OSCORE Assessment Tool: Review
• Resident Wellness