---
title: "Curriculum at SRMC Surgery Residency Program at Sutter Health"
description: "Surgery residents will rotate through a wide range of general and subspecialty-based experiences, primarily based at Sutter Roseville Medical Center."
url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/curriculum"
---

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5.  [Surgery, Roseville](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery) /
6.  Curriculum

# Program Curriculum

**Section menu**

-   [Surgery, Roseville](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery "Surgery, Roseville")
    -   [About the Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/about "About the Program")
        
    -   [Curriculum](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/curriculum "Curriculum")
        
    -   [Didactics](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/didactic-activities "Didactics")
        
    -   [Faculty](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/faculty "Faculty")
        
    -   [FAQs](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/faqs "FAQs")
        
    -   [How To Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/apply "How To Apply")
        
    -   [Message From Our Program Director](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/message-from-program-director "Message From Our Program Director")
        
    -   [Residents](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/residents "Residents")
        

-   [Surgery, Roseville](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery "Surgery, Roseville")
    -   [About the Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/about "About the Program")
        
    -   [Curriculum](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/curriculum "Curriculum")
        
    -   [Didactics](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/didactic-activities "Didactics")
        
    -   [Faculty](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/faculty "Faculty")
        
    -   [FAQs](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/faqs "FAQs")
        
    -   [How To Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/apply "How To Apply")
        
    -   [Message From Our Program Director](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/message-from-program-director "Message From Our Program Director")
        
    -   [Residents](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/srmc-surgery/residents "Residents")
        

Surgery residents will rotate through a wide range of general and subspecialty-based experiences, primarily based at Sutter Roseville Medical Center. Residents receive clinical training through bedside teaching, small group discussions and daily conferences.

## Surgery Residency Block Schedule

2025-2026 AY Rotation Schedule: 13 four-week blocks

| PGY-1 | 1   | 2   | 3   | 4   | 5   | 6   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Surgical  <br>Rotation | ACS | ACS | ACS | Night Float | Night Float | General Surgery |

| 7   | 8   | 9   | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trauma | Trauma | Vascular | Vascular | Bariatric/MIS | Bariatric/MIS | ENT |

| PGY-2 | 1   | 2   | 3   | 4   | 5   | 6   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Surgical  <br>Rotation | Thoracic | Thoracic | Endo/VAT | SICU | SICU | ACS |

| 7   | 8   | 9   | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Night Float | Night Float | General Surgery | Trauma | Pediatric | Colorectal | Transplant/HPB |

| PGY - 3 | 1   | 2   | 3   | 4   | 5   | 6   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Surgical  <br>Rotation | ACS | Night Float | Vascular | SICU | Thoracic | General Surgery |

| 7   | 8   | 9   | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Transplant/HPB | Colorectal | Colorectal | Pediatric | Trauma | Surgical Oncology | Burns |

| PGY - 4 | 1   | 2   | 3   | 4   | 5   | 6   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Surgical  <br>Rotation | Trauma/Surg CC | Trauma/Surg CC | ACS | ACS | Cardiac Surgery | Rural Surgery |

| 7   | 8   | 9   | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Endocrine | Vascular | Bariatric/MIS | General Surgery | Thoracic | Surgical Oncology | Colorectal |

| PGY-5 | 1   | 2   | 3   | 4   | 5   | 6   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Surgical  <br>Rotation | ACS | ACS | General Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular | Vascular |

| 7   | 8   | 9   | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bariatric/MIS | Bariatric/MIS | Colorectal | Colorectal | Trauma/Surg CC | Surcical Oncology | Thoracic |

**Abbreviation Key**

-   ACS = Acute Care Surgery
-   Bariatric/MIS = Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery
-   ENT = Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
-   Transplant/HPB = Transplant and Hepato-Pancreato-Bilary Surgery
-   Endo/VAT = Endoscopy and Vascular Access Training
-   Trauma/Surg CC = Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
-   SICU = Surgical Intensive Care Unit

### Living in Roseville

Live at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills, where the sun shines 340 days a year. Roseville is home to abundant job opportunities, low crime rates, and all that Northern California offers, from wine country to ski slopes.

[Get to Know the Area](https://www.roseville.ca.us/government/departments/economic_development/quality_of_life)

### Contact Us

**Program Administrator**  
Max La Capria  
[SRMCsurgeryresidency@sutterhealth.org](mailto:SRMCsurgeryresidency@sutterhealth.org)

**Program Director**  
Jon Perlstein, M.D., FACS

[Get In Touch](mailto:SRMCsurgeryresidency@sutterhealth.org)

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