We hope that our website will give you a glimpse of the educational experience we provide while highlighting the beautiful, rural environment in which we provide it. While it is hard to glean quality and culture from a website, if you can envision world class training in a beautiful rural environment, you are beginning to see what Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center General Surgery is.
Having spent over 40 collective years working at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine, we have an insider's perspective on the strengths of the institution and the General surgery program. Of course, we are biased, but we feel Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center offers some of the best surgical training the country in an atmosphere of mutual respect, collaboration and collegiality. Like Dartmouth, many programs offer high case volumes, skilled educators, excellent board passage rates and train high quality surgeons. It is the environment in which we do it that sets Dartmouth apart. In a word, our program values and promotes camaraderie. The program self-selects individuals with internal drive, intelligence and a strong work ethic who respect their colleagues and value balance, family and life outside of work. The beauty of the rural, mountainous region offers serenity to our residents and faculty who can enjoy the scenery and four diverse seasons of outdoor activities after a hard day or week at work.
Those who opt for general surgery practice feel well trained to do so after their 5 clinical years here. Our board passage rate has been excellent and all residents sitting for their oral and written boards have passed on their first attempt in the last 4 years. We have a well-defined didactic and simulation curriculum.
We hope our website offers information that will be useful to you in your search for a general surgery training program. We are committed to providing a quality educational experience with high expectations for excellence in an environment that fosters and values individuals and wellness.
Best of luck in your interview process.
Kari Rosenkranz, MD
Program Director
Meredith Sorensen, MD, MS
Associate Program Director
Impact and belonging
Our program strongly supports and promotes the Dartmouth Health Commitment to Belonging.
Please review the link below for more information on ongoing efforts to address diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in our communities.