Geoffrey S. Nadzam, M.D.
Program Director
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The faculty of the Department of Surgery appreciates your
interest in our Residency Training Program. In today’s rapidly changing
and challenging environment, you are confronted with the difficult task of
selecting a surgical training program that will best prepare you for the
complexities and demands of our specialty.
As you evaluate the alternatives, we invite you to consider the outstanding
educational experience offered by the Hospital of Saint Raphael. We are
a Yale-affiliated community teaching hospital renowned in the region for
excellence in patient care and medical education. The Hospital is an
integral part of the neighborhood, city, and region it serves. Residency
training is deeply ingrained in the hospital’s tradition and purpose. Our
faculty members are outstanding teachers committed to helping residents reach
their full potential, and residents at the Hospital of Saint Raphael are
considered important members of the medical team. The combination of an
outstanding community hospital in a busy Atlantic coast urban setting with
resources of one of the world’s finest universities present residents with
unusual personal and professional opportunities.
Medical education and service to the community are the heart and soul of our
Hospital’s mission. The teaching environment at the Hospital of Saint
Raphael, with its wide range of both ambulatory and acute care, provides the
basis for a quality residency experience. We are a certified level 2
trauma center with an Emergency Department that annually serves over 9,000
patients with trauma-related injuries, giving surgical residents the
opportunity to function as a primary surgeon in evaluating trauma and treating
emergency surgical conditions. The average chief resident performs more
than 700 cases during the five years of training and more than 200 cases as
chief surgical resident.
Residents participate in research projects guided by faculty and peers on the
Research Council Committee. All categorical residents are required to complete
one research project with submission for publication or
presentation. The Hospital of Saint Raphael's residents regularly
present their research at local and regional medical meetings.
I invite you to become part of this great tradition. If you match with
the Hospital of Saint Raphael through the National Residency Matching Program,
you will enjoy one of the finest educational experiences available in one of
the country’s finest hospitals. On behalf of the entire faculty we
appreciate your interest in the Hospital of Saint Raphael.
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