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Welcome to the Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine.
Our department has a long tradition of training outstanding clinical surgeons as well as leaders in academic surgery.
The fundamental mission of our department is to provide excellence in patient care, research
and education.
Our surgical faculty members practice and teach
at two hospitals, Shands at the University of Florida and the Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Hospital
in Gainesville, Fla. Shands Hospital is a 576-bed facility that is the tertiary referral center for North Central Florida and southern Georgia.
The Shands at UF Cancer Hospital, a 500,000-square-foot
facility housing 192 private inpatient beds, will open in 2009.
The Malcom Randall VA Hospital, part of the North Florida/South Georgia VA Health System, is a 273-bed hospital that is one of the busiest in the entire Veterans Health Administration.
The Department of Surgery consists of six separate divisions. There
is General Surgery, which includes Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology, Gastrointestinal Surgery (the Woodward service) and Trauma/Burn/ Emergency Services. In addition, there are the divisions of Vascular Surgery
and Endovascular Therapy, Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery, and Pediatric Surgery. Each division is comprised of dynamic and diverse faculty members who are leaders in their specialties and highly dedicated to
both resident education and clinical training.
The department offers exceptional opportunities for basic, translational and clinical surgical investigation. Our Laboratory for Inflammation Biology
and Surgical Science is a national leader in gene therapy and the genomics and proteomics of critical surgical illness. Our Laboratory for Surgical Oncology conducts pioneering work in signal transduction pathways of human cancer. Resident research is funded via the T32 Surgical Training Program. In addition, collaborative efforts between surgeons and the premier research scientists at the UF Shands Cancer Center and the Gene Therapy Center have fostered fast-tracking of novel discoveries from the "bench to the bedside."
The
University of Florida, with its 24 diverse colleges, provides
limitless possibilities for innovative, multidisciplinary
collaborations. For example, our developing Institute for Advanced
Surgical Technologies combines the clinical expertise of the
Department of Surgery with the technical savvy of the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering and the creativity of the Digital Worlds Institute in the School of Fine Arts.
The recent dramatic changes in the health care system and in training requirements have made it increasingly difficult to rely on traditional methods of surgical education. It is imperative to develop valid, efficient and reliable alternative methods for learning medical and surgical skills. The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida has
taken major initiatives in surgical simulation, joining the simulation program across all colleges in the University of Florida Health Science Center. By taking advantage of such collaborative opportunities, we are uniquely poised to continue innovative approaches to training surgical residents.
The University of Florida campus is located in beautiful North Central Florida within close proximity of the pristine beaches of the Atlantic coast and the fishing villages of the Gulf of Mexico. Gainesville is a vibrant community with numerous cultural, athletic and recreational activities, enhanced by the UF's prominent intercollegiate athletics. Taken together, this environment provides a unique opportunity for outstanding training in general surgery, while maintaining a great quality of life outside the hospital.
In summary, the UF Department of Surgery is committed to providing a supportive learning environment that maximizes the potential of each surgical resident. We offer a learner-centered,
evidence-based educational program in which surgical residents have considerable input
into their own training. We welcome you to join us in this unparalleled educational experience.
Sincerely,
William G. Cance MD
Professor and Chairman
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