Fellow year one schedule
| Block | Rotation | Outpatient | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 2 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 3 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 4 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 5 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 6 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 7 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 8 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 9 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% |
| 10 | Elective* | >10% | 0% |
| 11 | Wounds & vascular lab | 100% | 30% |
| 12 | Wounds & vascular lab | 40% | 20% |
| 13 | Wounds & vascular lab | 40% | 20% |
*Possible electives include: vascular surgery external site (Eastern Maine Medical Center), research, endovascular, vascular surgery consult service and vascular ultrasound.
Fellow year two schedule
| Block | Rotation | Outpatient | Research | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 2 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 3 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 4 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 5 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 6 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 7 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 8 | Vascular surgery service | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 9 | Vascular surgery chief | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 10 | Vascular surgery chief | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| 11 | Wounds & vascular lab | 100% | 30% | 1 |
| 12 | Community vascular surgery | 40% | 20% | 2 |
| 13 | Community vascular surgery | 40% | 20% | 2 |
NOTE: A total of four vacation weeks (divided into four one-week vacations) must be taken, and can be taken during any of the rotations.
Rotation details
- Vascular surgery service: inpatient vascular surgery, fellow will be chief of the service
- Wounds & vascular lab: outpatient clinic
- Community vascular surgery: inpatient vascular surgery rotation between MaineHealth sites and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center
Conferences
Every Thursday from 7-11 am, residents, fellows and faculty have protected time for educational purposes. The cornerstone of our didactics is VSCORE, which takes place at 7 am every week. In this conference, learners will present a vascular or general surgery topic followed by discussion and mock-oral type scenarios with faculty after the presentation. In addition to this, we have M&M twice each month, journal club monthly, and attend general surgery grand rounds at least once each month.
Other rotating conferences include:
- Interesting Case Conference, in which a medical student or junior resident will present a case to the faculty who will lead a lively discussion about presentation, diagnosis and treatment
- Regular updates on quality improvement initiatives and departmental research
- Attending-led didactics on reading vascular lab studies
- Guest lectures on a variety of topics including end-of-life care, billing & coding, anesthesia and anything else that may prove useful to help plan your career
- Formal skills and simulation sessions, which can range from open anastomosis to endovascular techniques using models and simulators at our simulation center