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Memorial University of Newfoundland – General Surgery – St. John’s

Chirurgie générale

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Dr. Alex Mathieson

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Stacy Hicks

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The goal of the General Surgery Residency Program at Memorial University is to produce broadly-trained surgeons prepared to go to the community to practice. The rotations are designed to cover many different areas, and allow for extensive community training.

There are opportunities for interprovincial and international electives while training in our program. There are two community surgery rotations, one each in of the PGY4 and PGY5 years. They are usually carried out in Carbonear, Clarenville, or Grand Falls-Windsor, NL, or Charlottetown, PEI. Other sites may be arranged.

  • The program is designed to optimize early operating.
  • The average patient load per resident by location is 5-20 patients.
  • There is access to electronic medical resources.
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Post graduate salaries and benefits differ by province and are determined by two things: your training year, and the province you work in. See below the salaries and benefits for Memorial University of Newfoundland - General Surgery - St. John's.
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Explorer le lieu

View of the city in the St. John's harbour
St. John's
St. John’s, a city on Newfoundland island off Canada’s Atlantic coast, is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador province. Its harbour was settled by the British in the 1600s. Downtown is known for its colourful row houses. Rich and colourful, rugged and refined, St. John’s is the creative capital, and the beating cultural heart of the province. Woven into our history and tradition is a new wave of art, architecture, music, and cuisine all waiting for you to discover.

Expérience des résidents

Jack Kerr
PGY-4
À votre avis, quels sont les points forts de votre programme?
First and foremost, the culture. We are an extremely close-knit cohort of residents, and we have close relationships with all of our staff. They care about us as surgical trainees and as people. This creates a fantastic working environment; it is truly enjoyable coming to work every day. We are also fortunate in that we have a lot of independence from the first day of residency, often being first assist and handling solo call right from the start. We have an extremely strong endoscopy curriculum, with many staff members who are highly interested and well-trained in teaching endoscopy. Our PGY-5 year is unique across the country, offering unparalleled operative exposure and a smooth transition to practice.
The best aspects about being a general surgery resident at MUN are the people you meet and work with. Given that it is a smaller center, I am close with residents in both our program and other programs, as well as with nurses, staff, and other members of the allied health team. It fosters a supportive environment, and you feel safe to develop your confidence and skills.
We can’t beat this drum loud enough… our culture and community are truly awesome. We are a close-knit, supportive, and inclusive group, and I know that I can call for help when I need it, but I will also be given the independence to make my own clinical decisions. Co-residents and staff are respectful. We hang out with each other outside of work, and staff frequently join us for happy hour pints.
Life as a general surgery resident is busy, but you can still have a life outside of the hospital. I like to play and watch sports, be outside, travel, and check out the (surprisingly good) local restaurant and craft brewery scene. Our group is very diverse, but one thing that we are proud of is that we all try to maintain involvement in non-medical extracurricular activities.
We try to make sure that our more ‘demanding’ rotations (i.e. acute care surgery) are intertwined with more ‘relaxed’ rotations (i.e. ‘clinics’ or ‘endoscopy’) so as to try and prevent burnout. It goes without saying in 2025, but we take post-call days seriously, and there is zero tolerance for staying on post-call. If you are not on call on a weekend, you don’t have to come in to round, which guarantees at least two weekends a month where you don’t need to come to the hospital. Our two main general surgery floors (one at each hospital) have recently gotten nurse practitioners to help with the paperwork and administrative burden of being on service. We host both formal and informal social events throughout the year, including our annual resident retreat and year-end party, as well as frequent Friday afternoon after-work drinks, which are consistently well-attended by residents and staff.
Work-related – looking forward to finishing my electives and submitting my fellowship applications. I’m also doing a surgical mission trip to Guatemala with one of our staff in November so I am very excited for that as well. Life-related – my family is going on a ski trip to Austria this winter to ski the Alps. Bucket list trip, so I cannot wait for that!