The Stone Era

Over the years, the program continued to grow to meet the needs of a growing Arizona population. Harlan Stone, MD, served as the director of the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program at Good Samaritan Hospital from 1990 to 2005. During his tenure, the program grew to train six chief residents each year, and it was ranked 16th of 262 residency programs in the United States by the American Board of Surgery.

The program developed a reputation for training strong general surgeons. Dr. Stone also supported the foundation of a new medical school in Phoenix — an idea which was originally championed by Alan Leibowitz, MD, in 1989. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix was founded in 2007. Its campus is in downtown Phoenix and its medical students have a close relationship with the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency for their clerkship and sub-internship rotations.

Dr. Stone's legacy at the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency has resulted in the creation of the Harlan Stone Surgery Scholarship Day and the Jean and Harlan Stone, MD, Endowed Chair of Surgery.

The Harlan Stone Surgery Scholarship Day

Inaugurated in 2004, the Harlan Stone Surgery Day is a tradition to honor Dr. Harlan Stone, the legendary and beloved director of the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency. Dr. Stone propelled the program to national prominence as the top community-based general surgery residency in the U.S. during the 1990s. Harlan Stone Surgery Day takes place annually in June and precedes the day of graduation for the chief residents. Invited speakers are always surgeons of exceptional national and international distinction.

In 2019, for the 15^th annual Harlan Stone Surgery Day, our department launched the first Scholarship Day, expanding the festivities to include poster and podium presentations by surgery residents. Thank you to our clinical and scientific collaborators for continuing to make this amazing day a success.