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Rotation Schedule

The following tables are a sample rotation schedule for residents broken down by PGY level. Each academic year is comprised of 13 4-week rotation blocks.

First Year
Block Specialty
1 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
2 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
3 Emergency General Surgery
4 Transplant
5 VA General Surgery
6 Night Float
7 Plastic Surgery
8 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
9 Trauma
10 Transplant
11 Burn Surgery
12 Plastic Surgery
13 Trauma
Second Year
Block Specialty
1 Catheterization Lab
2 Catheterization Lab
3 Surgical Intensive Care Unit
4 Surgical Intensive Care Unit
5 Night Float
6 Pediatric Surgery
7 Pediatric Surgery
8 Emergency General Surgery
9 Colorectal Surgery
10 Emergency General Surgery
11 Vascular Lab
12 VA Vascular Surgery
13 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
Third Year
Block Specialty
1 Emergency General Surgery
2 Plastic Surgery
3 Transplant
4 Night Float
5 Cardiothoracic Surgery
6 Emergency General Surgery
7 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
8 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
9 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
10 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
11 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
12 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
13 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
Fourth Year
Block Specialty
1 VA Vascular Surgery
2 VA Vascular Surgery
3 VA Vascular Surgery
4 VA Vascular Surgery
5 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
6 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
7 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
8 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
9 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
10 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
11 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
12 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
13 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
Fifth Year
Block Specialty
1 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
2 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
3 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
4 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
5 VA Vascular Surgery
6 VA Vascular Surgery
7 VA Vascular Surgery
8 VA Vascular Surgery
9 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
10 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
11 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
12 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery
13 UI Hospitals & Clinics Vascular Surgery