Surgery Residency Case Volume
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 |