University of Miami-Jackson Health System Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a large, university-affiliated academic general surgery program built across three complementary sites: Jackson Memorial Hospital, one of the nation's largest safety-net and trauma centers (Ryder Trauma Center) serving an uninsured and internationally diverse patient population; the University of Miami Health System, a tertiary/quaternary referral and transplant powerhouse (#1 in transplantation nationally); and the Miami VA Medical Center. With over 17,500 department surgeries annually and a nationally ranked (#11, Blue Ridge) department, residents gain high-volume exposure across open, laparoscopic, robotic, and endovascular techniques. Research is deeply embedded: more than half of residents undertake a fully-funded two-year postdoctoral research fellowship (extending training to 7 years) across labs in trauma, burns, oncology, cardiothoracic, and vascular surgery, feeding a track record of fellowship placement at leading institutions while explicitly also validating private/community practice as a legitimate outcome.