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The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine offers one of the most highly sought general surgery residency programs in the country. Our program offers ten categorical positions to first-year residents each year, of which four are designed as a five-year "Clinical Track", four as a seven-year "Research Track" that includes two years of dedicated research time, and one as a seven-year "Innovation Track". The program also offers a "Global Surgery Track" designed to allow a global surgery experience in post-graduate years three and seven.
Our general surgery residents are exposed to an extraordinarily broad range of clinical opportunities during their clinical rotations at a total of six major hospital affiliates. Residents rotate at two public hospitals - Ben Taub Hospital and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and four private hospitals - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Texas Children's Hospital, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Penrose-St. Francis Hospital in Colorado. Our general surgery residency program also provides basic surgical training to preliminary residents in the sub-specialties of neurosurgery, otolaryngology, urology, and plastic surgery.
Our program provides a well-rounded experience that includes training in the management of all areas of general surgery. These include abdomen, alimentary tract, breast, head and neck, vascular system, endocrine, trauma, and critical care. Our program also provides extensive exposure to pediatric surgery, endoscopy, cardiothoracic surgery, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, cardiothoracic and abdominal solid organ transplantation, and other of the surgical sub-specialties. We offer extensive clinical exposure to robotic procedures performed with highly experienced faculty in a broad spectrum of specialties, including bariatric, hepatobiliary, GI, cardiac and thoracic surgery. Notably, we offer our trainees extensive opportunities to train in our state of the art Simulation Lab equipped with a wide range of computerized simulation models and on robotic simulators positioned at our hospital affiliates
Graduates of our program complete their training as amongst the most experienced trainees in the nation. Fully prepared to be examined by the American Board of Surgery, our graduates consistently maintain a high success rate for board certification.
Pope Francis Recovering In Hospital After Abdominal Surgery
Pope Francis is recovering in hospital having undergone a three-hour operation without complications to repair a hernia, the Vatican has said.
"He even joked with me about when we would do the third operation," said Dr Sergio Alfieri, the chief surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital – who also carried out a first abdominal operation on the pontiff in 2021.
The surgeon said that Francis, 86, had reacted well to general anaesthesia and that he expected the pontiff to spend around a week in hospital. But he cautioned that the pope recently had bronchitis so the hospital "will take all necessary precautions" regarding the timing of the hospital stay.
His only warning to the pope was that he should not lift any heavy objects. "He looked at me as if to say 'I'm the pope. I don't lift weights,'" Dr Alfieri said.
The pope underwent what the Vatican said was a "laparotomy and abdominal wall plastic surgery with prosthesis" to treat a "recurrent, painful and worsening" constriction of the intestine. An earlier statement said Francis was suffering from a blocked laparocele, which is a hernia that formed over a previous scar.
Even when unconscious in the hospital, the pontiff still retained his status as being in charge of the Vatican. All of the Pope's private and general audiences are said to have been cancelled until 18 June.
In July 2021, Francis spent 10 days at Gemelli to remove 33 centimetres (13 inches) of his large intestine. He had suffered what the Vatican said was a severe inflammation and narrowing of the colon. In an interview in January, Francis said the diverticulosis, or bulges in his intestinal wall, that prompted that surgery, had returned.
Francis had undergone medical tests at the same hospital on Tuesday, but appeared at his weekly general audience on Wednesday. The pontiff appeared in good form, though, at his audience in St Peter's Square, greeting the faithful. He also had two meetings in the morning beforehand, the Vatican said. The pope's schedule has been busy of late, involving multiple meetings each day.
The pope had also spent three days at the Gemelli hospital in late March. Initially, the Vatican said he had gone in for scheduled tests, but the pontiff later revealed he had felt pain in his chest and was rushed to the hospital where bronchitis was diagnosed. He was put on intravenous antibiotics and was released at the start of April, quipping that he was "still alive".
Speaking previously about his 2021 surgery, he bemoaned that he hadn't responded well to the general anesthetic used in the procedure. The fact that he is returning for surgery suggests that his medical team believed there was little choice but to treat the intestinal issue.
The Argentine Pope had part of one lung removed when he was a young man. He also suffers from sciatica nerve pain and has been using a wheelchair and walker for more than a year because of strained ligaments in his knee.
Francis is expected to have a number of trips across the summer. This includes a four-day visit to Portugal during the first week of August and a similarly long trip to Mongolia starting 31 August.
On Tuesday, the Vatican released the planned itinerary for Francis's visit to Portugal for World Youth Day events from 2 August to 6 August. The itinerary confirms a typically busy schedule that includes all the protocol meetings of an official state visit plus multiple events with young people and a day trip to the Marian shrine at Fatima.
Dr Alfieri said he saw no medical reason why the pope would have to change his schedule.
Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report
Department Of Surgery
The Saint Louis University Department of Surgery dates back to 1837 and the founding of the School of Medicine. Today the department consists of nine divisions, two sections and eight residency programs working in various clinical locations across the Midwest.
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Ad majorem dei gloriam. This is the Latin motto for the Society of Jesus, the Catholic order of priests (commonly identified as Jesuits) that founded St. Louis University in 1818. It translates to "For the greater glory of God" and it is the foundational motivation for all the activities within the University including those of the Department of Surgery. We honor that tradition by concentrating on our primary goal, to serve the medical needs of our patient community including and especially those who are socially and economically disadvantaged.
This is the stated mission of our department, an entity which in itself has a rich and storied history. We are large enough to be a comprehensive care institution, yet small enough to maintain a sense of family and community. The department is comprised of clinical divisions including general surgery, trauma surgery, transplant surgery, urology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, neurosurgery and emergency medicine. In addition, we include a laboratory section, the HLA Lab, as well as two educational components, the Center for Anatomical Sciences and Education as well as the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education lab.
There are seven Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited training programs. Our trainees are exposed to a wide assortment of health care institutions including academic centers and private practice settings, as well as a veterans hospital. This wide variety of health care settings and patient populations ensure a breadth and depth of clinical experience which optimizes surgical training.
As chair, my faculty are held to three standards: deliver high quality clinical care, ensure outstanding educational experiences for our trainees and work to expand our scientific understanding of surgical care. What does this mean for you, our trainees? It means you will receive a state of the art clinical experience which will meet or exceed their ACGME case requirements and prepare you for independent practice. In addition, you will participate in surgical investigation and the scholarly work such inquiry produces. The combination of these two activities ensure that our graduates are competitive for top fellowships and positions in academic and community settings.
I am not a native to St. Louis but both I and my family were quickly integrated into the community and now realize what a remarkable civic family we have joined. It is a transportation hub (major airport and train terminals with multiple intersecting interstates), seasonal weather, a great gastronomy scene, major professional and collegiate sports teams, cultural opportunities (art, opera, ballet, theater, symphony) and great neighborhoods with affordable housing and excellent schools.
I am confident you will enjoy your residency here. Welcome!
Sameer A. Siddiqui, M.D.Professor and Department ChairC. Rollins Hanlon Endowed Chair of Surgery
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