Fall 2026 PA Surgical Residency

The Surgical Physician Assistant (PA) residency Fall of 2026 will provide a dynamic and hands on training experience on the surgical floors ICU clinics and operating rooms. Over the course of the year residents can expect to have time divided between patient management (75%) and direct surgical responsibilities (25%). PA residents will receive didactic clinical and laboratory education throughout the year. PA residents will rotate through selected core rotations that may include Surgical Oncology/GI Thoracic Vascular Plastics Trauma and Cardiac Surgery. A one-month rotation through a surgical ICU will be provided as well as an additional elective surgical rotations at a JHH affiliated hospital. When on rotations PA residents will be working within a team to perform history and physical make preliminary diagnosis for review by physician and issue diagnostic orders. PA residents will gain additional knowledge and skills such as surgical assist skills EKG interpretation wound care management and removal of surgical drains. More details regarding the JHH PA Surgical Residency can be found on the surgical PA residency website.

More details regarding the JHH PA Surgical Residency

Shifts: Rotating shifts; Saturdays (working 6 out of 7 days)

Qualifications:

• Graduated or Currently enrolled and expected graduation by August 2026 from an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant Program
• Active Maryland PA License
• Board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or (certification eligible for new Graduate PA)
• BLS Health Care Provider CPR certification required: AHA or Red Cross accepted
• No PA work experience required
• Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership Systems (PECOS) enrollment required
  

You must be fully credentialled by The Johns Hopkins Hospital medical board with staff privileges to start working.

Salary Range: Minimum 35.43/hour - Maximum 35.43/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

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