Parkview Health Program

Surgery-General Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Parkview Health Program

Parkview Health Program is a residency program specializing in Surgery-General, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, directed by Paul Conarty, MD and coordinated by Allie Felts. The program accepts applications through January 1, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at allie.felts@parkview.com or (260) 373-5941. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Parkview is a community-based, six-year categorical general surgery program anchored at two Fort Wayne hospitals (a level II trauma center and a legacy community hospital), with a mandatory dedicated research year and rotations extending to Nationwide Children's Hospital, IU Health, Goshen Cancer Center and MD Anderson for subspecialty exposure. The program emphasizes structured operative training in robotics (formal da Vinci curriculum), a SCORE-based didactic schedule, simulation (FES/FLS), and a large not-for-profit health system infrastructure (Mirro Center for Research and Innovation) supporting resident scholarship. Its resident roster shows a substantial IMG presence and a mix of research/fellowship-track physicians, indicating openness to varied academic backgrounds within a structured, protocol-driven, community-hospital culture. The program values systems-based practice, safety-culture engagement, and steady progression through a broad general-surgery skill set rather than a narrow subspecialty or high-powered academic identity.

Who it fits

An applicant who wants comprehensive, technically rigorous general surgery training with real robotic and trauma volume in a mid-sized community health system, values a structured research year without needing an academic medical center's research-intensive identity, and is drawn to Midwest community life and long-term regional practice or fellowship options.

Research intensity

Moderate - a required dedicated research year and institutional research center exist, but the program's identity centers on clinical/operative training rather than research output as its primary distinguishing feature.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship

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Surgery-General

Deadline 01/01/2027

88 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

SCORE

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SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

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GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

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PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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