General Surgery Residency-Categorical Position

Berkshire Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program is looking to fill an open Categorical PGY-4 position, to begin duties on July 1, 2022.

Prerequisites:

The qualified candidate must have successfully completed the PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-3 years, from an ACGME -accredited program by June 30, 2022, in general surgery, in good standing. Consideration will be given to trainees in research programs, who have completed a PGY-3 year, within the past 24 months.

If remediation or probation was provided during your training, please provide a detailed narrative explanation.

How To Apply:

All interested applicants should submit the following documents as a single PDF to our surgery Program Coordinator, Paula Downer, at [email protected]:

• Current Curriculum Vitae,
• Photograph,
• Personal Statement,
• Medical School Transcript and Dean’s Letter,
• Medical School Diploma,
• ECFMG certificate (if applicable),
• USMLE Scores (Steps 1, 2, 3) and/or COMLEX Scores ,
• ABSITE Exam Reports from each year of training,
• Current Defined Category and Minimum Case Report,
• Annual Competency-Based Summative Evaluation for all years of training,
• List of Completed Rotations for All Years of Training,
• Current ACLS/BLS, ATLS, FLS, FES certificates (if applicable),
• 3 Letters of Recommendation, to include letter from current/most recent Program Director (LORs can be submitted separately),
• Detailed explanation for any remediation or probation during residency training,
• Current US Citizenship, Green Card or J-1 Visa Status only.

We will contact selected candidates for an interview via email. Please no phone calls.

Contact Information:

Please contact Suzette Naylor at [email protected] for more information regarding our program.

Michael R. DiSiena, DO, FACS, Program Director,

Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield Massachusetts,

General Surgery Residency,

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Surgery, The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, UNECOM.