Postgraduate

The first 2 years of the 5 year program, residents participate in the Surgical Foundations Program with all other surgical residents at UBC with weekly seminars, technical skills laboratory sessions, online case-based learning modules, Principles of Surgery Examination Review Lectures and a series of formative assessments.

For the entire 5 years of the program, residents will also participate in academic half-day sessions in vascular surgery (seminars, open surgical and endovascular simulations), weekly vascular city-wide rounds, hospital-based M&M rounds and monthly journal clubs. Research is a mandatory component of the residency training program. Residents are encouraged to pursue scholarly work both longitudinally through the program as well as during the dedicated research time.

​All core vascular rotations are based at Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, Kelowna General Hospital, Royal Jubilee Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital. Other in province or out of province electives are also possible.

The Surgical Foundations exam is a Royal College examination that takes place in the spring of PGY 2. Passing this exam is a pre-requisite for all surgical residents to take the final specialty training exam. The Surgical Foundations Program at UBC is a longitudinal series of seminars and workshops that take place in the first two years of residency training.

CRASH

The Surgical Competencies in Resuscitation and Stabilization of Hospital Patients (CRASH) Course is a 1-month modular curriculum that emphasizes key cognitive and technical competencies in caring for unstable patients. These include in-depth comprehension of essential scientific literature, critical appraisal skills, fluency in resuscitation algorithms in trauma and critical care, familiarity with technical aspects of resuscitation and effective communication and management skills in high intensity situations. The course takes place in Block 4 of PGY 1 for all surgical residents.

All Canadian medical school graduates must apply through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS). Details on how to apply through CaRMS can be found on the CaRMS website.

Academic Half Days – info coming soon

Comptency Based Medical Education

Residents as Teachers

Transition Into Practice

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Clinical Educator Fellowship Program

Residents interested in participating in or collaborating on research projects should contact Dr. Konrad Salata at konrad.salata@ubc.ca.

The UBC Vascular Surgery Residency Program is a community of learners, faculty and staff who share responsibility for creating and maintaining a positive, inclusive, learning and work environment where all participants are valued and treated with respect. There is a Resident Wellness Office committed to ensuring resident wellbeing as well as resources to report Learner Mistreatment. 

Resources

Inclusivity in the Learning Environment

Gender Bias in the Learning Environment

Student Mistreatment Video

Building Safe and Supportive Learning Environments

PGME Policies & Procedures

Resident Management System

Entrada

MCCQE (LMCC) – Step 2: PGY 1 or 2

Surgical Foundations exam – PGY 2

Vascular Surgery In-Training Examination – annual PGY 1-5

Vascular Surgery Royal College Exam – PGY 5

Co-Creating Mutual Goals

Direct Observation and Feedback in a Clinical Setting

Probing Clinical Reasoning through Collaborative Questioning

Reflection and Feedback Conversations

Competency by Design (CBD): Resident Training & Assessment

Direct Observation Videos for Assessment

Building Safe and Supportive Learning Environments