The UAB’s General Surgery Residency Program provides residents with clinical experience at a high-volume, level-one hospital. Resident training is enhanced with a variety of unique opportunities to develop as a surgeon and an academic physician, including:

• Research participation
• Extensive robotic surgery training
• international training opportunities
• And more

We're passionate about training the next generation of academic surgeons.

The UAB General Surgery Residency Program has a unique connection with the military. We have many faculty members that are either veterans or active duty military. UAB's Trauma Center is an ideal environment to utilize the experience of former combat surgeons, but also to train current Air Force surgeons and ensure their trauma skills stay sharp when they are in-between deployments.

To request a residency interview, please e-mail the GME General Surgery Coordinator and include the following information:

• Name, military service, and scholarship program (HPSP, HSCP, USU, or currently on active duty as a physician), e-mail address, and phone number
• Current photo
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement/Letter of Intent (may use the same statement in your GME application packet)
  • Self-report of USMLE/COMLEX scores
  • Include the number of attempts and whether you have failed any attempts.
• If USMLE/COMLEX step/level 2 scores are not available, please provide the exam date, if scheduled

For those interested in a 4th-year clerkship, check the requirements at UAB's Fourth-Year Visiting Medical Students. For questions regarding rotation eligibility, contact the UAB Surgery's 4th-year Surgery Clerkship Director.