Education is provided in a traditional rotation model where residents round on and manage complex patients on the hospital floors, operate with attending supervision, provide consultations in the Emergency Department and other inpatient units, and rotate through the Shock Trauma ICU to manage complex trauma and surgical patients and become facile with bedside procedures.

Attending mentorship is provided by a faculty who have trained in general surgery and included those who have fellowship training in trauma / critical care, surgical oncology, colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery / bariatrics, pediatric surgery, transplant surgery, and vascular surgery.

Didactic sessions include basic science conference, pathology conferences, surgery grand rounds and M&M, and shared didactic series with Internal Medicine colleagues. Residents are encouraged to join weekly or bi-weekly Intermountain-wide surgical specialty discussion boards and tumor multidisciplinary conferences.

Specialty rotations and locations:

Intermountain Medical Center

• General Surgery
• Colorectal Surgery
• Surgical Oncology
• Vascular Surgery
• Transplant Surgery
• Trauma
• Plastics
• Shock Trauma ICU
• Endoscopy

Primary Children’s Lehi Campus

• Pediatric surgery

Utah Valley Hospital

• General surgery, trauma surgery, advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery

Resident Stipends

2024 - 2025 Academic Year

• Post Graduate Year I (PGY-I) - $71,500.00
• Post Graduate Year II (PGY-II) - $73,500.00
• Post Graduate Year III (PGY-III) - $76,500.00
• Post Graduate Year IV (PGY-IV) - $81,000.00

Benefits

• Four weeks paid personal leave
• $3,500 Educational fund per resident (can be used for board exams, study material, loupes)
• Tax-deferred retirement plan
• Free ACLS and ATLS provided early in training
• Free covered parking, adjacent to the hospital
• Food allowance provided for time on call and two meals provided free of charge on all weekdays
• Free access to fitness facilities, 24 hours a day
• Full, professional liability coverage paid by Intermountain
• Low-cost, employer-supplemented medical, life, dental and disability insurance

Residents enjoy all four seasons while in Utah. There are great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors outside of clinical responsibilities. The Wasatch Mountains are excellent for hiking, biking, fishing, climbing, skiing, and snowboarding. Six ski resorts are within an hour drive from Salt Lake.

• Enjoy plays, concerts, and entertainment at one of the many theaters and musical venues.
• Kids and adults can enjoy Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Tracy Aviary, the Loveland Living Aquarium, or one of the several museums. A 30-minute drive from downtown will take you to Park City where you can enjoy the Utah Olympic Park, skiing, and many other fun activities.
• Enjoy many historic landmarks such as Temple Square and This is the Place Heritage Park
• Local sports teams include the Utah Jazz, (NBA basketball) Real Salt Lake, (Major League soccer) and the Utah Hockey Club (NHL hockey), in addition to college sports at the University of Utah.
• Utah is the home of five national parks: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Arches. All are within a 4-hour drive from SLC- perfect for a weekend trip! There are many other public outdoor landmarks to explore, including Bonneville Salt Flats, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the High Uintah Wilderness, and many National and State Forest lands.