Resident Web Guide
National/Regional Surgical Associations
Associations By Subspecialty
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- Society for Thoracic Surgeons
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- Surgical Infection Society
- Americas Hepato Pancreato Biliary
Administrative Sites
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- American Board of Surgery
- Drug Enforcement Administration - controlled substance registration
- Case log
- National Resident Matching Program
- Fellowship Council
- ECFMG - Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates
Clinical Sites - Free, No Log-In
- Medscape (formerly eMedicine) - general surgery topics - Brief synopses, expandable to substantial topic reviews.
- Trauma/burn/wound care - UC San Diego - Excellent video lectures
- Trauma/ICU - Stanford - Protocols and Powerpoints
- Trauma/ICU - Vanderbilt - Practice guidelines
- Trauma.org - Articles on management by topic, with images.
- WebSurg - Outstanding European resource on laparoscopic surgery. Video. Tutorials. Comprehensive.
- Surgery 101 - Incredible podcast series from University of Alberta
- Vascular Web - Clinical podcasts, plus career guidance.
- Burn/ICU from Dr. Guy at Vanderbilt Medical Center - A podcast series dedicated to the teaching of critical care.
- Google Body Browser - Incredible, but only works in Chrome browser
- Innovations in Surgery Webcast Series from Cleveland Clinic - Lecture series teleconferenced between Cleveland Clinic and other participating institutions, incorporating Q & A on many relevant topics. (Requires Flash Player)
- Region's Trauma Twitter/Blog - Excellent clinical content from Dr Michael McGonigal at Region's Hospital St Paul, MN
- Pediatric Surgery Zone- an educational resource - Dr Y's blog, in which each post quickly covers a topic. Facebook page of same name serves as a nice catalog.
- ICU for the general surgeon
- Journals - free, online, peer reviewed
- Inguinal Hernia - Nice reviews on hernia topics.
Clinical Sites Requiring Subscription/Membership
- Vesalius - Clinical tutorials and excellent operative videos. Worth the subscription cost.
- Access Surgery from McGraw-Hill
News - Surgery
- General Surgery News - The independent monthly newspaper for the general surgeon
- Surgery News Update - American College of Surgeons - Offshoot of the official ACS newspaper
- News Collected by OnSurg
- MedPage Today Surgery News - Good news source affiliated with University of Pennsylvania. Requires one-time free registration.
- ACS Surgery News - Link to PDF of the official newspaper of the American College of Surgeons
- Women in Surgery - the Onsurg page
- Surgeon's News - From the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Career Resources
- AWS Pocket Mentor - A manual for surgical interns and residents - Excellent resource. Most topics not exclusive to women.
- Vascular Web - Career guidance/administrative resources. Area dedicated to students and residents.
- Fellowship Council
- Directory of Fellowships
- Women in Surgery - the Onsurg page
- Surgeons and Medical Writers on Social Media
- Training in Breast Surgery
- Training in Surgical Oncology
- Training in Trauma/Critical Care
- Training in Pediatric Surgery
- Training in Bariatric Surgery
- Training in Colorectal Surgery
- Training in Surgical Critical Care
- Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Training in Endocrine Surgery
- Training in Plastic Surgery
- Training in Transplant Surgery
- Training in Vascular Surgery
- Surgeon Heroes - The surgeons who inspire us
- Joining Your First Practice: Avoiding the Most Common Errors (from General Surgery News)
Practical Ward Stuff
- Is this Patient Ready for Surgery? - A mnemonic - things that must be done before surgery.
- In Your Pockets - Things you should have with you to be efficient.
Inspiration
- Like a Surgeon - Translating life as a surgeon
- Surgeon Heroes - The surgeons who inspire us
- From Foreign Medical Graduate to US Surgeon
- Women in Surgery
- Surgeons and Writers on Social Media
- Q & A - Surgery Training in Remote Mexico
