Our Vascular Surgery Residency program offers a structured, comprehensive didactic curriculum designed to support clinical excellence, board preparation, and professional development. Residents participate in protected, faculty-led educational conferences three times weekly (one hour per session), ensuring consistent, high-quality learning. 

Weekly Conference Schedule:

• One Monday each month, residents participate in a department-wide, vascular-focused Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Conference held in conjunction with the General Surgery residency program and surgical fellowship programs, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement, and shared learning across surgical specialties.

• Tuesdays are dedicated to a rotating schedule of Aortic Conference Series, Limb Preservation Conferences, and Faculty Lectures, focusing on complex aortic pathology, case-based discussions, outcomes analysis, and systems-based practice.

• Wednesdays feature a VSCORE-based curriculum, providing a structured, board-focused review of core vascular surgery topics. Sessions are led by residents, with faculty participation to provide expert insight, discussion, and mentorship.

• Fridays include a rotating schedule of Journal Club, Landmark Trials Review, Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Conference, and Oral Board Preparation, fostering critical appraisal of the literature, evidence-based decision-making, reflective practice, and preparation for board certification.

Faculty actively attend and participate in every session, guiding discussion, moderating case reviews, and providing real-time mentorship. Residents are encouraged to take on leadership roles within the conference structure, with multiple opportunities to develop and deliver presentations, fostering skills in teaching, public speaking, and clinical reasoning.

In addition to clinical didactics, our curriculum incorporates professional development education, including:

• Financial wellness and practice management

• Medical-legal fundamentals and litigation avoidance

• Billing and coding education

• Leadership development

• Visiting professor lectures and distinguished guest speakers

A vital component of our training is our robust simulation-based education, conducted at the USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS). Residents participate in multiple simulation sessions throughout the year, focusing on technical skill development in both endovascular and open vascular techniques through high-fidelity simulators and cadaver-based laboratories.

Together, these educational experiences ensure our trainees graduate with a strong foundation in clinical knowledge, technical expertise, and professional readiness.