General Surgery - Post Graduate PA Program

Overview

This program was developed in 2005 by surgical physician assistants in multiple subspecialties to train PA’s in surgery to have a well-rounded background in general and specialty areas of surgery. The program is run by physician assistants and attending physicians at Bassett Healthcare including a regional network of four affiliate hospitals and 28 community health centers serving an eight-county region in central New York. PA’s spend most of their time in Cooperstown, N.Y. at The Mary Imogene Bassett hospital, a 180-bed acute care, and inpatient teaching facility. Bassett has physician residencies in General Surgery, Primary Care, Internal Medicine and transitional year.

Job Description & Responsibilities

• The post graduate training program is 12-months in duration, with didactic and clinical portions ongoing throughout the year
• PA’s will participate in grand rounds, surgical case presentation, surgical subspecialty conference, surgeon-in-chief rounds, Morbidity and Mortality conference, Trauma conference and complete selected readings and/or attend conferences specific to each subspecialty rotation
• The PA will be encouraged to be a self-motivated, lifelong learner. PA’s rotate through general surgery, ICU/Cardiac surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Gynecology, Otolaryngology, and Rural Surgery
• The opportunity to select one or two electives to complete during the last eight weeks of the program.
• PA’s should plan to work 50-hours a week, plus one night of call every other week
• Salary for the postgraduate program is $90,000
  
  

Job Requirements

• National Certification as a Physician Assistant
• NYS Licensure
• BLS Certification
• DEA Required