General Surgery residency in Saudi Arabia
Operating on the abdomen, breast, thyroid and emergencies, and the base for many surgical fields.
Lowest accepted score 2026 (median): 63.6%. Training length: 5 years.
Rotations during residency
- General surgery, junior (24 months)
- Intensive care (12 weeks)
- Emergency (12 weeks)
- Vascular surgery (6 weeks)
- Pediatric surgery (6 weeks)
- Plastic surgery (6 weeks)
- Elective (6 weeks)
- Senior general surgery R4 to R5 (24 months)
Schedule overview
- R1 to R3: General surgery junior (24 months in total)
- Outside blocks: ICU 12 weeks, ER 12, vascular 6, pediatric surgery 6, plastic 6, elective 6, vacation 4
- R4 to R5: Senior general surgery (24 months)
Most common encounters
- Appendicitis
- Gallstones and cholecystitis
- Hernias
- Bowel obstruction
- Trauma
- Breast lumps and cancer
- Thyroid nodules
- Colorectal cancer
- Perforated ulcer
- Diabetic foot and wounds
Most common procedures
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy (laparoscopic)
- Hernia repair
- Bowel resection
- Thyroidectomy
- Mastectomy and breast surgery
- Endoscopy
- Emergency laparotomy
- Central lines and chest tubes
Fellowships after residency
- Colorectal (3 years)
- Hepatobiliary (3 years)
- Breast and endocrine (2 to 3 years)
- Surgical oncology (3 years)
- Trauma and acute care (2 to 3 years)
- Bariatric (2 to 3 years)
- Minimally invasive surgery (1 year)
- Transplant (3 years)
Lowest accepted score by city
- Riyadh: 2026 43.2%, 2025 76.2%
- Albahah: 2026 56.8%, 2025 64.5%
- Mecca: 2026 56.9%, 2025 68.1%
- Taif: 2026 58.2%, 2025 69.2%
- Alahsa: 2026 58.8%, 2025 75.5%
- Abha: 2026 59.0%, 2025 72.4%
- Jazan: 2026 61.0%, 2025 68.7%
- Buraidah: 2026 61.2%, 2025 68.2%
- Aljowf: 2026 62.1%, 2025 61.7%
- Hail: 2026 63.5%, 2025 64.5%
- Khamis Mushait: 2026 63.6%, 2025 72.0%
- Tabuk: 2026 64.1%, 2025 70.7%
- Hafar Albatin: 2026 67.8%, 2025 67.4%
- Bisha: 2026 67.9%, 2025 69.4%
- Najran: 2026 68.2%, 2025 63.6%
- Khobar: 2026 68.2%, 2025 77.9%
- Dhahran: 2026 68.6%, 2025 75.7%
- Jeddah: 2026 70.5%, 2025 75.5%
- Dammam: 2026 71.7%, 2025 77.0%
- Medina: 2026 77.9%, 2025 72.6%
- Yanbu: 2026 -, 2025 69.2%
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