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Credit Roles for Surgery Residents
Only one resident may take credit as surgeon for each operation and only for one procedure in a multi-procedure operation. On same patient/same day/same operation a senior resident may take credit as surgeon while another resident takes credit as a First Assistant, or a senior resident may take credit as a Teaching Assistant while a more junior resident takes credit as a surgeon. SC = Surgeon Chief Year (only cases credited as surgeon during 12 months of Chief Year) SJ = Surgeon Junior Years (all cases credited as surgeon prior to Chief Year) TA = Teaching Assistant (more senior resident working with junior resident who takes credit as surgeon) FA = First Assistant (any instance in which a resident assists at an operation with another surgeon---an attending or more senior resident---responsible for the operation) |
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