PLASTIC SURGERY RESIDENCY
Integrated Residency Training Program
Our Mission:
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency is a 6-year training program. Our mission is to provide the highest level of clinical care, to educate the next generation of plastic surgeons, and to advance science and innovation in plastic surgery. The residency program is designed with these goals in mind to train broad based surgeons and future leaders in our field.
Eligibility:
The program is available to graduating medical students. There are two candidates selected through the NRMP match process every year.
Program Design:
The first two years of the program rotate through prerequisite surgery training including rotations on trauma, anesthesia, dermatology, breast surgery, transplant, vascular, ICU, colorectal, oculoplastic surgery, and pediatric surgery. In addition, there are 6 months of plastic surgery at BIDMC.
During PGY-3 to PGY-6 the residents rotate on plastic surgery rotations exclusively at BIDMC, Boston Children's Hospital, BID-Needham, and other affiliated sites. There are rotations in Hand and Extremity, Craniofacial, Breast Reconstruction, Pediatric, and Aesthetic Surgery. During the Chief Resident year, there is an Elective block as well.
Medical Student Rotations
Medical students who are interested in rotating at BIDMC should apply through the Harvard Medical School Exchange Clerkship program. Details can be found through the link below.
Independent Residency Training Program
Our Mission:
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School Plastic Surgery Residency is a 3-year independent training program in plastic & reconstructive surgery. Our mission is to provide the highest level of clinical care, to educate the next generation of plastic surgeons, and to advance science and innovation in plastic surgery. The residency program is designed with these goals in mind to train broad based surgeons and future leaders in our field.
Eligibility:
The program is available to residents who have completed a formal training program (and are board admissible or certified) in general surgery, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, urology, or oral and maxillofacial surgery (the latter requiring 2 years of general surgery training in addition to a MD/DDS). Successful completion of these ACGME or ADA accredited programs fulfills the PREREQUISITE training requirement. Foreign Medical Graduates are ONLY eligible if they have completed the ACGME or ADA prerequisite. The program participates in the Independent Plastic Surgery Match administered by ACAPS. Applications are due in the fall 2 years prior to training. Interviews are typically held in April with the match process occurring in May.
Program Design:
Independent track residents rotate on plastic surgery rotations exclusively at BIDMC, Boston's Children's Hospital, BID-Needham, and other affiliated sites. There are rotations in Hand and Extremity, Craniofacial, Breast Reconstruction, Pediatric, and Aesthetic Surgery. During the Chief Resident year, there is an Elective block as well.
TRAINEE Benefits and resources
Graduate Medical Education
BIDMC offers a broad-based benefits program for employees and trainees, with choice and flexibility to meet diverse needs. A number of wellness reources also exist at our institution.
Training Sites
BIDMC East campus
BIDMC East campus
BIDMC East campus
BIDMC East campus is based on the site of the Beth Israel Hospital. The majority of our ambulatory surgical cases are performed in this location.
BIDMC West campus
BIDMC East campus
BIDMC East campus
One block away, the BIDMC West campus is based on the site of the New England Deaconess Hospital. The emergency department, Boston medflight rooftop helipad, Level I trauma center, and surgical ICUs are located here.
Boston Children's Hospital
In addition to time spent at BIDMC, residents also rotate at Boston Children's Hospital. Located 1 block away from BIDMC in the Longwood area, Boston Children's Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country.
Beth Israel Deaconess - Needham
Beth Israel Deaconess - Needham
Beth Israel Deaconess - Needham
Located 10 miles away from the main campus, BID-Needham is a 58 bed hospital providing care for patients west of Boston. Our plastic surgeons perform a variety of outpatient surgery in this location including breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery.
Beth Israel Deaconess - Milton
Beth Israel Deaconess - Needham
Beth Israel Deaconess - Needham
Located 8 miles away from the main campus, BID-Milton is a 100 bed hospital providing care for patients south of Boston. Our plastic surgeons perform outpatient surgery in this location including general plastic surgery and hand surgery.
Rotations:
Rotations during the residency program are focused on the core areas of plastic surgery. Major areas include breast, craniofacial, extremity, aesthetic, microsurgery, and general plastic surgery.
Rotations in aesthetic surgery also occur at off site surgery centers and private practices in the community. A 2-month clinical elective rotation is also included during the Chief Resident year.
Didactics:
Throughout the residency, there are weekly didactics that incorporate a Core Curriculum, Plastic Surgery Division Rounds, Surgical Indications, and Mortality and Morbidity Conferences. These conferences help prepare the resident for board certification, training in the high quality care of patients, life-long learning, as well as a building a successful plastic surgery practice in an academic or private practice setting.
In addition, a yearly Goldwyn Visiting Professor lectureship was established to provide further education from experts across the world.
Research:
The residency also emphasizes academic research in each of the three years of training. Research faculty mentors are assigned to residents. The program has a laboratory which is utilized for basic science research and to teach microsurgical skills and techniques. There is an expectation that all residents will participate in research, and learn the principles for successful publication. The Plastic Surgeon as a teacher of his/her colleagues, junior residents, medical students, other health care professionals, and the community-at-large is also emphasized throughout the residency program.