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The UCSF Fresno Surgery Residency Program is simply the best at what they do: provide outstanding, broad based, clinical general surgery education. The faculty is all actively engaged in resident education. From day one to completion of the residency, residents have one on one faculty mentoring and a wealth of clinical opportunities. Resident obtain extensive experience in elective surgery including oncology, GI, biliary, breast colorectal, thoracic, vascular and endocrine surgery. Residents are certified in FLS and they gain significant experience with advanced minimally invasive surgery techniques. There is also exposure to orthopedics, urology, plastic, ENT, neurosurgery, cardiac and transplant surgery. The trauma, critical care and burn components provide abundant experience. Residents work with nationally known faculty in these areas. There are abundant clinical research opportunities.

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Residents have the opportunity to participate in a research project.

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Residents undertake progressive autonomy and responsibility for patient care decision-making Technical support services perform nearly all ancillary procedures which allows the resident to spend more time at the patients' bedside.