Surgery Residency Case Volume | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Case volume

To be eligible to take the American Board of Surgery qualifying examination residents must perform procedures in the minimum required number of cases in each surgical category. The table below shows required procedures, the minimum number of cases required and the average number of procedures in each category performed by our graduating chief residents.

Required Procedures Minimum
Required
Number of
major cases
General Surg
2021 Chiefs
Avg Number
General Surg
2022 Chiefs
Avg Number
General Surg
2023 Chiefs
Avg Number
General Surg
2024 Chiefs
Avg Number
Skin, soft tissue, and breast surgery (SS&B) 65 113 97 104 112
Head and neck surgery (H&N) 25 42 45 44 45
Alimentary tract surgery (ALTR) 180 280 334 336 309
Abdominal surgery (AB) 250 305 363 370 381
Liver surgery (LV) 5 9 11 14 14
Pancreatic surgery (PANC) 5 8 9 9 8
Vascular surgery (VASC) 50 117 114 127 113
Endocrine surgery (ENDO) 15 16 17 20 20
Trauma surgery (TRAU) 50 92 149 124 132
   Operative 10 44 59 52 62
   Non-operative 40 48 90 72 70
Thoracic surgery (THOR) 20 34 43 31 41
Pediatric surgery 20 31 34 25 24
Plastic surgery 10 68 46 58 62
Basic laparoscopic surgery (LAP-B) 100 190 248 237 257
Endoscopy 85 141 156 119 131
Complex laparoscopic surgery (LAP-C) 75 88 95 123 122
TTL Major 850 1009 1094 1113 1117
TTL Chief 200 237 321 246 284
TTL TA 25 37 40 48 39