 Hi, my name is Jessica Felton. I am the administrative chief resident for the general surgery program here. Maryland is a very special place. We get to see a lot and we get to do a lot. We have the shock trauma program here, which is the center of the statewide trauma program. We also have a lot of amazing attendings who are always very patient and willing to teach us. And we also get to do a lot of very cool cases. On another note, we're very fortunate to have one of the best program coordinators in the country who always keeps us in line. That being said, really the heart of the residency program and the best part are our residents. We're really more like a family here. We're not just friends. We support each other day in and day out through the good times and through the bad times. Residency is hard enough as it is and so it's really nice to be able to hang out with a decent group of human beings. I've been very lucky to train here over the past few years and Maryland is a very special place to me. Hello. I'm Steve Kabbick, the program director of the residency and surgery at the University of Maryland. I've been here since 2004 and there's a lot to love about the program. We are a seven-year academic residency program. We have two years of required research, which is built in between the second and third clinical year. We're very proud of the clinical expertise that we have and offer a great depth and breadth of services. We offer cases in every defined category and in every subspecialty. We have an appropriate amount of fellowships such that it doesn't interfere with resident education. In fact, most of our residents graduate with about 1100 cases, but well in excess of the ACGME minimum 750. In addition to this, our residents get sufficient autonomy that they can operate and I would trust any of them to operate on a family member. During the research time, the residents spend two years going in depth into a topic and this could be on education, on surgical outcomes, on basic science or whatever else that we have to offer both on campus, internationally, nationally, whatever attracts the attention of the individual resident. Our residents are productive in the lab and graduate with an average of 11 publications. Obviously, the combination of great clinical experience and great research experience sets our residents up to match into premier fellowships and we're very proud of the careers that they go on to. We're very happy to share some of these insights about Baltimore and the program with you and look forward to meeting you in person, well virtually, on the interview day itself. Thank you very much for watching. Hi, my name is Natalia Kibitski and I'm the Associate Program Director for the Residency. I'm also a proud graduate of the program. I love training here so much that I had to come back after fellowship. I'm an attending and minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. I have an interest in resident wellness and education and I'm a strong advocate for women in surgery. I had a phenomenal time training here as a resident and I really enjoy that I get to ensure that our residents have the same experience each year.