Small Group Session (SGS):   Less than 3% of Odyssey candidates do a single Small Group Session  

  Click the radio button and request your SGS. Course dates are summarized below. Small Group Session size is limited to 10. Signup is on a first-come, first-served basis. Only a paid tuition confirms enrollment after signup. If you wish to do Small Group Session A AND B, please indicate that in the Additional Information box lower down on the page. Based on Odyssey's data, candidates who do only a Small Group Session do not perform as well on the exam as candidates who do combination courses. Candidates who choose to do only an SGS do not qualify for the Odyssey guarantee.

Content Review Dates 7 February 2012 14 February 2012 6 March 2012 20 March 2012 1 May 2012 15 May 2012

Location Boston Boston Boston Boston PVD PVD

Next Exam Mar & Apr 2012 Mar & Apr 2012 Apr & Jun 2012 Apr & Jun 2012 Jun 2012 Jun 2012

Refresher Dates 11 March 2012 15 April 2012 3 June 2012

Location Teleconf to Houston Teleconf to Chicago Teleconf to Philadelphia

Next Exam 12-14 March 2012 16-18 April 2012 4-6 June 2012

Private Group Session (PGS)* with your own group (maximum 10.) Click the radio button and request your PGS dates below:

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   Please fill out the following demographic information: (if this is incomplete, there will likely be a delay in resgistering your signup.) ALL INFORMATION IS KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

   1) When are you scheduled to take, or anticipate taking, the oral exam? -Date you are expecting to take the GS orals- March 2012 April 2012 June 2012 Not sure, probably in 2012 Not sure, probably in 2013 Not sure, probably in 2014
If you are not yet sure when your orals will be scheduled, you may indicate your estimated exam date in the Additional Information section below.

   2A) Have you taken the general surgery orals in the past?     Yes        No
      If yes, how many total attempts? -Number of total attempts- 1 2 3 4 5 6
      If yes, when was/were your attempt(s)? Please click all that apply.

December 2011 October 2011 May 2011 February 2011 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 DO April 2010 February 2010 January 2010 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 DO May 2009 March 2009 December 2008

October 2008 September 2008 DO September 2008 May 2008 March 2008 January 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 or earlier Dates of other prior exams

   3) Please indicate the year you completed or anticipate completing general surgery training:     -Year you completed or anticipate completing GS training- 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 prior to 1999

   4) Please give the name of your general surgery residency program, city, and state, as well as your medical school.

   Residency Program Name/Location
      

   Medical School Name/Location
      

   5) Is/Was your program academically or community based?
    Mostly or completely academic
    Mostly or completely community
      How many chiefs in your training program?     -Number of Chiefs- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

   6) Do you have any area(s) of additional training? Select all that apply.

No fellowship Trauma Vascular Critical Care Thoracic Cardiothoracic

Transplant Laparoscopic/Minimally Invasive Plastics Colorectal Breast Hand Other (please specify)

   If you did or are doing a fellowship, please give name and location of program.

   

   7) Did you have mock orals in your General Surgery training?    Yes       No
      If Yes, you did have mock orals in training, please specify the following:
       a) -Frequency of Mock Orals- once a year twice a year three times a year four times a year every month every week Other -- please specify in Additional Thoughts about Your Mock Orals field below
       b) -What Years Were Your Mock Orals Given- PGY 5 only PGY 4 only PGY 3 only PGY 4 and 5 PGY 3 and 4 and 5 every year Other -- please specify in Additional Thoughts about Your Mock Orals field below
       c) -Who Conducted Your Mock Orals in Training- Experienced faculty Inexperienced faculty Both experienced and inexperienced faculty Other -- please specify in Additional Thoughts about Your Mock Orals field below
       d) -Were Your Mock Orals in Training Within or Outside the Institution- Within the institution only Outside the institution (with surgery faculty from other surgery programs in the area) only Both within and outside the institution Other -- please specify in Additional Thoughts about Your Mock Orals field below
       e) -Structure of Your Mock Orals in Training- 1, nothing like the actual exam 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, exactly like the exam (3 rooms with 2 examiners per room, each room lasting 1/2 hour) Other -- please specify in Additional Thoughts about Your Mock Orals field below
       f) How would you rate the value of faculty feedback to you during your mock orals in training? (0 is "no feedback," 1 is "extremely poor feedback," and 10 is "extremely beneficial and useful feedback." -Your Feedback From Faculty during Your Mock Orals in Training- 0, no feedback 1, extremely poor feedback 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, extremely beneficial feedback
       g) Overall, how would you rate their value? (1 is worst, 10 is best) -Overall Value of Your Mock Orals- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
       h) If you have taken the orals before, how would you rate the value of your mock orals AFTER you took the exam? (1 is worst, 10 is best) -Overall Value of Your Mock Orals AFTER you took the exam- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

   Additional thoughts about your mock orals in training.
   

   8) How many times did you take the written exam? -Written Exam Attempts- pending 1 2 3 4

   9) How old are you?    Age

   10) How would you describe your current status in practice? -Current Status in Practice- Attending, private practice Attending, academic practice Attending, private/academic mix Fellow PGY 5 Resident PGY 4 Resident PGY 3 Resident PGY 2 Resident PGY 1 Resident

   11) How did you hear about Odyssey? Select all that apply.

Postcard Referral (Please indicate who referred you.) Did you try an Internet search?   What search engine did you use?     -Search Engine- AltaVista AOL search Google MSN Netscape Yahoo Other     If Other, please specify other search engine     Please indicate your search terms.     Was your internet search successful in finding Odyssey?       Yes    No  Other source (Please specify.)

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