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OPTI West/Community Memorial Hospital Program

Ventura, California

General Surgery

Specialty

Program Overview

Summary of Residency Program

Community Memorial Healthcare's General Surgery Residency Program offers a comprehensive and clinically focused training experience aimed at developing academically strong surgeons adept in critical thinking and hands-on procedural expertise. The program covers a wide array of surgical procedures, including but not limited to abdominal, endocrine, breast, robotic surgery, and GI endoscopy. Emphasizing continuous learning, residents have the opportunity to engage with faculty from various backgrounds, employing diverse surgical techniques and patient care approaches. This five-year program has ongoing accreditation from ACGME, equipping residents to meet the challenges of a surgical career with confidence and skill.

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Program Details

Specialty

General Surgery

IMG Friendly (Y/N)

No

IMG Friendly (detail)

The General Surgery Residency Program at Community Memorial Healthcare has not explicitly mentioned International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in its content. There is no detailed information about ECFMG certification or specific IMG acceptance rates. However, the program is focused on training academically strong surgeons and supports residents in their growth practically, which suggests that they may welcome diverse applicants including IMGs, but this is not officially confirmed in the content provided.

Categorical Positions

The specific number of categorical residents was not mentioned in the text.

Categorical Positions (detail)

The residency program is a five-year training program with full continued accreditation with ACGME. The text does not specify a number of categorical residents or mention the inclusion of prelim residents.

Program Website

Address

147 N. Brent St., Ventura, CA 93003

Program Director

Javier Romero, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.

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Current Residents

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PGY-1 MD

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PGY-1 IMG

Curriculum & Education

Overview

Residents experience a wide range of general surgical procedures including abdominal surgery, endocrine surgery, breast surgery, robotic surgery, and GI endoscopy, with additional training in anesthesia, and plastic, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgery.

Application

The residency program does not specify deadlines or application requirements in the provided text. For details, prospective residents should refer to the corresponding sections on the residency program's website.

# of Locations

The program includes rotations at Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura and integrated sites, along with affiliations for specialties like trauma, pediatric surgery, and transplant.

Fellowship

The program emphasizes growth and continuous learning in General Surgery. Although specific fellowship opportunities were not detailed in the content provided, it mentioned that residents gain experience in various specialties, which may lead to fellowship options post-residency. The program's focus on critical thinking and procedural expertise suggests a strong foundation for pursuing various surgical fellowships, although explicit details about these opportunities are not presented.

Resident Life

Overview

Community Memorial Healthcare offers a broad-based, clinically focused residency program in general surgery with an emphasis on training academically strong surgeons with critical thinking skills and procedural expertise.

On Call Schedule

Each resident spends time with an individual surgeon or group on monthly rotations caring for their private patients and taking emergency room call, with increasing levels of independence and responsibility.

# of Years of Program

The residency program is five years long, with the majority of time dedicated to didactic and operative training.

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Salary & Benefits

Benefits Overview

The program emphasizes training academically strong surgeons with critical thinking skills and procedural expertise, providing a range of general surgical procedures and experience in various surgical specialties.

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