General Surgery Residency Program

Centered 20 minutes outside of Philadelphia, PA, the RowanSOM general surgery training program offers its residents the opportunity to become exceptional general and fellowship-trained surgeons. Residents are exposed to a wide variety of pathology across four core campuses in southern New Jersey. Full-time and volunteer faculty are deeply committed to teaching and coordinate with residents to administer well-rounded weekly educational conferences. Many faculty are fellowship-trained themselves, allowing them to enhance resident education with the most up-to-date treatments and procedures.

Why RowanSOM?

• Diverse patient population with wide breadth of pathology
• Legacy of good fellowship matches
• Central location close to Philadelphia, PA
• Hospital affiliations with Jefferson Health New Jersey, Cooper Health and Virtua Health
• Residents easily attain case numbers due to large case volume
• Lack of competition with fellows
• Residents are well-prepared for solo practice at time of graduation
• Exposure to, and certification in, robotic surgery
• Certification in Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) and Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES)