1. Resident Requirements – GME Clearance Card Checklist

    The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Clearance Card Checklist lists all the required documents and forms for residents, which are also listed below. Follow the links to complete the necessary forms and view the Inova training documents. *Please note: The GME forms can now be completed electronically! Simply download and save each form, select the 'Add Text' option under 'Sign' to complete the form.
  2. Resident Wellness

    The Graduate Medical Education department is committed to providing resources to ensure our residents remain mentally, physically, and emotionally healthy. The purpose of this site is to provide our residents and fellows with tools to practice self-care and build resilience during residency training.
  3. Welcome to the Inova Surgery Residency Program

    Submitted by centretek on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 09:25
    These are exciting times at Inova Fairfax Hospital, the flagship of Inova’s five hospitals, and the Inova Surgery Residency Program. Inova Fairfax Medical Campus serves nearly 4 million people with nearly 1,000 beds through the five hospitals on campus. An extensive, five-year campus expansion has recently concluded with the opening of the new Inova Women’s Hospital, a new Inova Children’s Hospital, and a new 10-story patient tower.
  4. About the Surgery Residency Program

    The Inova Fairfax Hospital Surgery Residency Program is fully accredited by the ACGME. The graduating chief residents routinely complete their training with over 1,100 major procedures and have been successful in entering private practice or obtaining fellowships in their chosen fields of interest. Mission and Program Aims Protected Educational Time The residents enjoy five hours of protected educational time each week, including one hour of morbidity/mortality conference, one hour of a grand rounds presentation and three hours of problem/case based learning in our simulation center.
  5. Administration and Faculty

    Administrative Staff Surgery Residency Program Manager Diann "Dee" Carrekerdiann.carreker@inova.org Surgery Residency Program Manager Olivia Dohnalekolivia.dohnalek@inova.org Surgery Fellowship and Clerkship Program Manager Kelsey Nieveskelsey.nieves@inova.org Faculty The Department of Surgery currently includes more than 40 full-time faculty in the areas of trauma/critical care, transplant surgery, breast surgery, minimally invasive surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, head and neck surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery and cardiac surgery.
  6. Surgery Residency Program Application Process

    The deadline for receipt of applications to Inova Fairfax Hospital Department of Surgery is November 30. The following information is required: Three (3) letters of recommendation from U.S. or Canadian physicians, including, if possible, the chair of surgery or designee Dean's letter (or equivalent). International medical graduates must have letters of recommendation which clearly document U.S.
  7. Contact Us: Surgery Residency Program

    For More Information About Inova Fairfax Hospital Surgery Residency Program, Please Contact: Diann "Dee" Carreker Surgery Residency Program Managerdiann.carreker@inova.org 703-776-2337 Olivia Dohnalek Surgery Residency Program Managerolivia.dohnalek@inova.org Mailing Address Surgery Residency Program Inova Fairfax Hospital 3300 Gallows Road Falls Church, VA 22042
  8. Surgery Residency Program Frequently Asked Questions

    How Many Days of Vacation Do Residents Receive? Expand Content Four weeks (28 days) of non-clinical time. This can be PTO, vacation or sick days, or conference attendance. What Is Inova's History with Residency Programs? Expand Content Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Inova Children's Hospital have a long history in preparing residents and medical students from nearby medical schools.
  9. General Surgery Conferences

    Monday Surgical Critical Care Conference 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Wednesday Morbidity and Mortality Conference 7 – 8 a.m. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds 8 – 9 a.m. Problem and Case based interactive didactics and simulation 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Thursday Tumor Board 7 – 8 a.m., monthly Other educational events Journal Club – every other month Citywide mock oral exams – every 6 months