The Indiana University School of Medicine Colon and Rectal Residency Program was established in 2008 through a partnership between Indiana University, St. Francis Hospitals, and Kendrick Regional Center. The teaching staff comprises of both surgeons from Kendrick Regional Center and IU Assistant Clinical Professors of Surgery. They include Drs. Olaf Johansen (Program Director), Virgilio George, Fred Lane, Dipen Maun, R. Barry Melbert, Bruce Robb, Bridget Sanders, and Ben Tsai. Residents participate in all aspects of patient care and surgical cases under the direction of their assigned attending surgeon for the rotation.

The following hospitals are part of the rotation schedule:

The resident will adhere to the IU, South Campus, or Mooresville Rotation office, colonoscopy, and outpatient/ inpatient operative schedule as outlined. Each rotation will incorporate both diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy, outpatient/inpatient colon and rectal surgery, office based procedures, and office based consults and postoperative follow up as well as inpatient consults. The major goal of the South campus rotation is to allow residents to be involved in the care of complex colon and rectal surgical patients and to assist in clinical decision-making responsibilities with the surgical teaching staff. The major goal of the Mooresville rotation is to allow residents to be involved with a more rural population of colon and rectal surgical patients and assist in the clinical decision-making responsibilities and will also include the anal and rectal physiology lab rotation. The major goal of the IU rotation is to allow the resident to participate in advanced rectal cancer cases requiring muscle flaps, transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and advanced laparoscopic cases. The resident, with approval of attending surgeon, may participate in any procedure on the surgery schedule if needed to obtain core level surgical cases as required by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

The colon rectal resident will rotate on an every 6 week schedule between the South and Mooresville Rotation as well as rotate for a six week rotation at Indiana University (see below):

June 30, 2009 - Indiana University Orientation
July 3, 2009 - Kendrick/St. Francis Orientation
July 1 - August 9, 2009 - South Rotation
August 9 - September 20, 2009- Mooresville Rotation
September 21 - November 1, 2009 - South Rotation
November 2 - December 13, 2009 - Indiana University Rotation
Dec 14, 2009 - January 24, 2010 - Mooresville Rotation
January 25 - March 7, 2010 - South Rotation
March 8 - April 18, 2010 - Mooresville Rotation

South Rotation Description: (St. Francis South, Beech Grove, and Community South)

The South Rotation will include colonoscopy, outpatient procedures and office at St. Francis South Campus. Major colon resections, including robotic assisted low anterior resections are included in this rotation. Dr. Lane and Dr. Sanders will be the primary teaching staff on the South Campus. The resident will round daily at St. Francis South/Beech Grove. The weekly rotation guidelines are listed below:

Monday: Colonoscopy am/ Outpatient surgery with Dr. Lane
Tues: Colonoscopy am/ Office pm with Dr. Sanders
Wed: Resident education 0800-1000 Office am 10-12n with Dr. Lane/ Surgery pm with Dr. Sanders/Lane
Thursday: Surgery am/pm Dr. Lane and Dr. Sanders
Friday: Office am /Outpatient surgery pm with Dr. Sanders

Mooresville Rotation Description: (St. Francis Mooresville and Clarian West)

The Mooresville Rotation will include major colon resections, colonoscopy, TEM, outpatient procedures and office at the St. Francis Mooresville Campus and Clarian West. St. Francis Mooresville and Clarian West are 15 minutes apart and easily accessible. Dr. Johansen /Dr. Maun and Dr. Melbert will be the primary teaching staff on the Mooresville Campus. The resident will round daily at St. Francis Mooresville. The weekly rotation guidelines are listed below:

Monday: Colonoscopy am/Office pm with Dr. Melbert
Tuesday: Colonoscopy am/ Office pm with Dr. Johansen/Dr. Maun
Wednesday: Resident Education 0800-1000 office am 10-12 with Dr. Johansen/Surgery pm with Dr. Johansen/ Dr. Melbert/ Dr. Maun
Thursday: Outpatient surgery with Dr. Johansen/Dr. Maun
Friday: Office am with Dr. Johansen/Dr. Maun/Surgery pm with Dr. Melbert

Indiana University Rotation: (Indiana University Hospital)

The IU rotation will include major colon resections including advanced rectal cancers requiring rotational and free muscle flaps, colonoscopy, outpatient procedures, and office at the Surgery outpatient (SOPA) clinic at Indiana University Hospital. Dr. Bruce Robb and Dr. Virgilio George will be the primary teaching staff on the IU campus. The resident will round daily at Indiana University Hospital. The weekly rotation guidelines are listed below:

Monday: Colonoscopy am/office PM with Dr. Robb
Tuesday: Outpatient and Inpatient surgery with Dr. Robb
Wednesday: Resident Education 0800-1000-colonoscopy am Dr. George/ Office pm Dr. George
Thursday: Colonoscopy am/office pm with Dr. George
Friday: Inpatient/outpatient surgery with Dr. Robb

The resident will develop the essential knowledge, attitudes, and skills in the diagnosis, operative care, and postoperative management of patients with acute and chronic colon, rectal, and anal surgical conditions. The major goal of each rotation is to allow the colon and rectal surgery resident to be involved in the care of the colon and rectal surgical patients and to assist each attending surgeon in administrative, educational, and clinical decision-making

Application and Interviews

Our program participates in National Residency Match Program (NRMP) and Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). All applications must be submitted via ERAS and must include:

• Curriculum vitae
• Copy of medical diploma
• ECFMG certificate, if applicable
• USMLE/ABSITE Scores
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement

Applicants must be able to apply for and receive a permanent Indiana medical license and must be certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of Surgery.

One colon rectal resident will be selected each year for the training program. The deadline for submission of applications is August 15. Interviews are by invitation only. Our 2009 interview dates are August 28 and September 18. For additional information please contact: Cindy Crump, Fellowship Coordinator, Kendrick Regional Center for Colon and Rectal Care, 317-834-9618 or cindy.c@kendrickcenter.com.

2009-2010 PGY VI Colon and Rectal Resident

Shirley Shih, M.D.
Undergraduate, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Surgery Residency: George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Research Fellow, Colon Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL