General Surgery Residency Program

Residency Education Goal

The educational goal of the University of North Carolina General Surgical Residency Training Program is to prepare the resident to become a highly competent, board-certified, general surgeon.  On completion of their training, our graduates will be equally qualified to: attain placement in a surgical subspecialty fellowship, pursue a career in academic surgery, or enter private practice, rural or metropolitan.  Read more...

Employment Information

General Surgery Residency Program Employment Details

Overview

2009 General Surgery Residency Training presentation (.pps)

How to Apply

Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)

We accept applications thru ERAS. You may contact your medical school or the ERAS web site for additional information regarding the process.  Use code number 190019 for the five-year, categorical, program; and code number 190018 for the one or two-year, preliminary, program.

Additional Requirements

1. Three letters of recommendation, one of which is from the Chair of your Department of Surgery or his/her designee
2. Scores from Step 1 of the USMLE
3. Personal Statement
4. Curriculum Vitae
5. Dean's letter with transcript - to be submitted after November 1st.

If you are accepted for residency in one of our surgical specialties, you are automatically accepted for the year(s) in Preliminary General Surgery. But you must go through ERAS and use the Preliminary General Surgery Code #190018 to match into the General Surgery position.

Application Deadline

All materials should be received prior to November 22.

Interview Dates

Contact Information

Prior Graduating Classes

1990-2009

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