SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE FELLOWSHIP

Department of Surgery
Division of Burn/Trauma/Critical Care

Purpose

1. To provide extended post-surgical training in surgical critical care.
2. To satisfy the American Board of Surgery requirements for obtaining certification of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.

Duration of Fellowship

The clinical fellowship is an ACGME-approved one year experience.
A two year fellowship is offered culminating in an MPH or an acute care experience.

General Description of the Fellowship

The fellow's clinical responsibilities will be in the surgical critical care areas at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children's Medical Center and East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) in Tyler, TX.  The fellow will be directly supervised by faculty in all the surgical intensive care units. 

The critical care fellowship emphasizes clinical care.  Upon completion of the fellowship, the fellow should have succinct knowledge of cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology and pathophysiology, ventilatory care, as well as cardiovascular monitoring and interpretation.  The fellow should be competent in the management of multisystem trauma patients, recognition and treatment of major postoperative problems in surgical patients, and an appreciation of the critical care management of specialty patients including neurosurgical, cardiothoracic, and pediatric.  Operative experience is achieved by providing Saturday call coverage twice monthly; there is no inhouse call on the ICU service.  Additionally, during the ETMC rotation, the fellow will perform elective thoracic surgery.  Finally, fellows will receive training in echocardiography and Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM).

Research Activity

Research activities are expected and supported.  Participation in ongoing clinical trials is an integral part of the fellowship.  Fellows will be sent to a national meeting.

Facilities

Parkland Memorial Hospital, a 990-bed tertiary referral center, is Dallas County's premier Level I trauma center with over 5000 annual admissions and a 34-bed adult ICU.

Children's Medical Center, a 322-bed tertiary referral center and North Texas' only Level I pediatric trauma center is adjacent to Parkland Memorial Hospital and the site for the PICU rotation.

East Texas Medical Center (ETMC),  in Tyler, Texas is a Level I trauma center 60 miles from Dallas.  Fellows will care for rural trauma patients and perform elective thoracic surgery.

The Fellowship Selection Process

A fellowship candidate must meet the following criteria:

• Has completed training and holds an M.D. or equivalent degree
• Is board eligible or board certified in Surgery

Selection is based on interviews with UTSW faculty.

Requirements for Application

• Completed application
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Enrollment in match

To Apply

Candidates should submit an application and three letters of recommendation to the address below no later than September 15 for enrollment in the following year.  Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.


Please address all correspondence and questions to:

Heidi L. Frankel, M.D.
Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Department of Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.                  (214) 648-5469
Dallas, Texas 75390-9158             (214) 648-2213 (FAX)

Administrative Assistant:
Stephanie Baer                              (214) 648-9524
Stephanie.Baer@UTSouthwestern.edu

For more information please contact us at criticalcare@utsouthwestern.edu