Mayo Clinic
Program Director: Eric J. Dozois, M.D.
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone: (507) 284-5366
Email: dozois.eric@mayo.edu
Web sites: http://www.mayoclinic.org/colorectalsurgery-rst/
http://www.mayo.edu/mgsm/rcrs.htm
Number of Residents (per year): 3
Number of Faculty (ABCRS Certified): 7
Salary/Year: $48,430
Case mix/number of cases: Each resident performs an average of 180 anorectal operations, 150 colon resections, 80 laparoscopic colectomies, and 250 colonoscopic examinations. This includes approximately 120 ileoanal procedures, half of which are laparoscopic.
Strengths of program: The program is highly integrated between clinical practice, research and education. The Mayo Clinic is a referral center for a high volume of complex pelvic tumor management and IBD. Routine and complex anorectal disorders are also seen. A multidisciplinary approach involving IBD, colorectal neoplasia and oncology clinic exposes residents to pre and postoperative medical management. Residents are assigned to individual consultant services, which fosters a strong mentor-mentee relationship. The faculty is committed to both clinical practice and scientific advancement.
Clinic or office experience: Residents develop their surgical practice by seeing inpatient and outpatient consultation. The residents also run a daily anorectal clinic with supervision by the staff. Residents perform endoscopy each clinic day and evaluate new patients with the staff. The office practice is integrated with both the Departments of Gastroenterology and Oncology.
Interaction with general surgery residents: The colon and rectal surgery residents will be working with junior level general surgery residents. The CRS residents are responsible for supervising and teaching these residents. In return, the junior residents assist in patient care. Senior level GS residents are not assigned to the same clinical service, and they do not interact in the operating room.
Conferences: There is an extensive schedule of didactic conferences in many surgical and medical subspecialties and basic sciences, to which all residents are invited. Conferences include weekly seminars sponsored by the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery where case presentations, clinical controversies and didactic lectures are given, as well as multidisciplinary GI neoplasia, IBD and tumor conferences and General Surgery Grand Rounds. A monthly journal club, Mock Orals and Radiology and Pathology conferences are also given. In addition there is a visiting professor program in Rochester featuring outstanding and prominent surgeons from around the world.
Anorectal physiology availability: Anorectal manometry is done by residents in the clinic. Residents are exposed to endorectal ultrasound, colon transit studies, special radiologic studies which are done within the institution. Pudendal nerve, defecography and biofeedback may be arranged upon request.
Research year: A research year is available. If an applicant has a serious interest in research, a two-year appointment should be sought at the outset.
Requirement for paper: Exceptionally efficient facilities are available for both clinical and/or basic research. Each resident is strongly encouraged to pursue a project of personal interest, to write a report suitable for publication, and to present the report at the annual meeting of the ASCRS or other national meetings.
Opportunity to attend meetings: The cost of a resident's attendance at a meeting for presentation of a paper is defrayed by the Mayo Clinic.