Description

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's General Surgery Residency Program has an opening for a Categorical PGY-3 resident beginning June 24, 2026.

The mission of the UAB General Surgery Residency Program is to train residents from all backgrounds to pursue individualized paths towards the common goal of clinical excellence and leadership in surgery in order to provide compassionate, high quality care and improve the practice of medicine.

UAB’s General Surgery Residency Program provides residents with clinical experience at a high-volume, level-one quaternary care hospital. Resident training is enhanced with a variety of unique opportunities to develop as a surgeon and an academic physician, including weekly education conferences, simulation experiences, extensive robotic surgery training, and more. We are passionate about training the next generation of academic surgeons.

UAB Hospital is the third-largest public hospital in the U.S. with 1,207 licensed beds. More than 57,000 operative procedures are performed annually at UAB, providing trainees with abundant opportunities. On average, our residents perform over 1,100 procedures during their residency. As the state’s only Level 1 ACS Verified Trauma Center, UAB provides training opportunities in a wide variety of complex cases.

To be eligible for the Categorical PGY-3 position applicants must be a current PGY-2 resident or Research Resident in an ACGME-accredited program and be in good standing in their current program.

How To Apply

Eligible applicants should submit the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent/personal statement
• Rotations completed to-date
• ACGME Case log
• ABSITE transcripts
• USMLE/COMLEX transcript
• Medical School transcript and diploma
• MSPE
• 3 letters of recommendation (one must be from current program director)

All application documents must be sent as a single PDF by email with the subject "Application for UAB General Surgery Residency Categorical PGY-3 Position" to generalsurgery@uabmc.edu.

Salary: $67,905

Requirements

To be eligible for the Categorical PGY-3 position applicants must be a current PGY-2 resident or Research Resident in an ACGME-accredited program and be in good standing in their current program.