Program Overview
The Vanderbilt Integrated Residency Program in Vascular and Endovascular surgery is a five-year ACGME-approved residency offered to students who are on track to complete their medical education in an accredited M.D. or D.O program (0+5).
“Our program provides trainees with a diverse and robust clinical experience to prepare our residents for either an academic or community practice. Our team is dedicated to teaching and providing a welcoming and dynamic environment for surgeons entering the specialty of vascular surgery. We hope you choose to learn more about our program and consider your vascular training with our team.”
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Christine Deyholos, M.D. |
Application Information
One position is filled each year through the National Residency Matching Program. Applications can be sought by registration with the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Applicants must be at least in their final year of education in an accredited medical school program.
Your complete application must include:
- Current CV
- MSPE
- Medical School Transcript
- USMLE Transcript
- 3 Letters of Recommendation (includes one from specialty of Vascular Surgery)
- Personal Statement
- Photo
- Visa Status (if applicable)
Lucy Lastovic
GME Program Administrator
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Vascular Surgery Residency
lucy.lastovic@vumc.org
Facilities/Hospitals
Vanderbilt Health is an ideal place to train. Vanderbilt's winning qualities include our community and regional location, nationally highly ranked medical and surgical programs, high quality faculty and funded research.
Vanderbilt Health boasts 1,105 total beds, including 834 in Vanderbilt University Hospital and 271 at Monroe-Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt's 56 adult and 16 pediatric ORs perform over 51,000 surgeries annually. Vanderbilt's Level I trauma center provides trauma care for an 80,000-square-mile area.
The Department of Vascular Surgery is part of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. This allows consolidation of clinical care for patients with cardiovascular disease in a single location with all specialists involved at hand to maximize both patient care and educational experiences. Each year, the Division of Vascular Surgery provides comprehensive care to approximately 6,000 patients who suffer from vascular diseases and conditions. Department Chair Daniel Clair, MD, directs an IAC-accredited noninvasive vascular laboratory that performs 5,000 vascular studies on an annual basis and is supported by five full- or part-time vascular technologists (RVTs).
Residents will also rotate at the Nashville VA Medical Center located next to the Nashville campus. The Nashville VA is a 334-bed acute care facility and is part of an integrated health care system that provides a continuum of outpatient and inpatient are to our nations Veterans. While rotating at the Nashville VA, fellows will gain experience in complex hemodialysis access, peripheral vascular disease, carotid stenosis and aortic aneurysms, and treat the full spectrum of vascular diseases experienced by the veteran population.
Research
Faculty members in the Department of Vascular Surgery oversee a wide spectrum of research programs, and fellows are encouraged to participate in basic or clinical research. During the first three years, residents are expected to develop a patient safety project, and many of these have evolved into clinical research studies leading to publication in peer review journals. Residents may also participate in ongoing basic science projects in funded research laboratories. There is no mandatory research time.
The vascular surgery department has a robust clinical and basic science research program. Current research includes investigations into biomarkers of aortic aneurysm growth, amino acid metabolism in peripheral arterial disease, cellularized tissue product in treatment of diabetic and venous ulcers, complex aortic branched device use- among many others.
Curriculum/Goals
The educational program is based on a series of weekly and quarterly conferences that cover the spectrum of vascular disease and related conditions. Vascular fellows have a significant role in planning and overseeing the presentations.
The Division of Vascular Surgery has formalized a list of competency-based goals and objectives by rotation and by year of training.
Conferences & Seminars
Vascular Conference
A weekly conference involving a structured series of lectures covering basic and clinical sciences fundamental to vascular surgery. Curriculum is based on Vascular SCORE. Lectures are assigned to residents rotating on the vascular surgery services, the Vascular Surgery fellows, and faculty members.
VA Hospital Case Conference
A weekly preoperative conference at which all potential operative cases are discussed in detail with faculty and trainees assigned to the VA vascular surgery service. The conference is mandatory for the residents and fellows rotating on the VA vascular service. Senior resident or fellow on service is responsible for organizing the conference and presenting the cases.
Department of Vascular Surgery Morbidity and Mortality Conference
A twice monthly conference in which all patients on the VUMC service who developed complications and/or deaths are discussed in an open forum with faculty and trainees from the Department. The PGY7 fellow is responsible for organizing the conference and presenting cases.
Multidisciplinary Aortic Conference
A monthly conference focusing on cases involving aortic disease of all types. The conference is attended by faculty and trainees from vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, and vascular medicine services.
Surgery Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Once bi-monthly vascular surgery residents and fellows participate in the Department of Surgery M&M conference in which cases involving morbidity and/or mortality are discussed in an open forum, with an emphasis on systems-based causes. Cases are presented by the trainee who served as primary surgeon, with commentary and discussion by the associated attending. The conference is attended by faculty and trainees from all divisions within the department, and each division presents cases on a rotating basis.
Surgery Grand Rounds
A weekly conference involving a series of lectures representing all surgical disciplines, including vascular surgery. One Grand Rounds each year is devoted to the Dale Lecture, given by the invited visiting professor in vascular surgery.
Journal Club
Five times each year, a conference is held at which three papers from the recent literature that are of interest to vascular surgeons are discussed in detail. All vascular surgery integrated residents, the PGY5 general surgery chief at VA vascular service, PGY6 fellow, and PGY7 fellow will present one paper.
