On-site Research and Scholarly Activity

A monthly Research Conference is attended by both residents and surgical teaching faculty. The conference is directed by Alan Davis, PhD, who serves as the Director of Surgical Research and is the author of the book chapter on surgical research design in a major surgical basic science text. Scholarly activity within the residency is presented and discussed. Additional basic science research exposure is obtained during a Clinical Surgical Oncology rotation that incorporates time spent at the Van Andel Research Institute adjacent to the downtown Spectrum Health campus. Residents are provided an introduction to state of the art molecular genetic and biologic cancer research in an effort to provide a 'translational" approach to these endeavors with clinical problems encountered in the hospitals and clinics.