Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Our program provides the scholarship, experience and mentorship to prepare graduates to care for critically ill patients.

To achieve the main goal, the training program has four secondary goals which emphasize the core competencies identified by the ACGME and uses guidelines or directions found in the ACGME Surgical Critical Care program requirements.

These secondary goals are:

• Develop the skills and competencies of a practicing surgical critical care physician and in educational environment that emphasizes patient and trainee safety
• Enhance and develop methods of skill and effort that will allow the trainee to maintain a current and high level of scholarship
• Prepare the fellow for quality critical care
• Assist trainee in selecting and achieving career interests

In addition to our program goals, the Fellowship is required to meet the milestones identified by the ACGME.

Prospective fellows are required to have completed an ACGME accredited residency program in General Surgery. In addition, applicants must be certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of Surgery.

Please note that we sponsor J-1 visas only.

Applications will only be accepted via the Surgical critical care and Acute care surgery Fellowship Application Services (SAFAS).

The following items are required for your application submission:

• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation
• USMLE Scores
• American Board of Surgery In-training exam scores
• Completed Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Application
• ECFMG Certificate (for foreign medical graduates)