| Speciality |
Critical
Care |
| Institution |
University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
1 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
Christopher C. Baker,
MD |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
5 |
| Description |
700 bed hospital, 1400 trauma admissions/year
(80% blunt, 20% penetrating) |
| Research
activities |
Trauma and Burn research |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
Responsibilities |
The program is committed to train surgeons
in academic careers in surgical critical care and trauma.
It includes experience in the Burn Center with optional rotations
in the Pediatric ICU. Fellows learn critical care patient
management, research and administration. All previous fellows
have accepted academic positions. |
| Research
Opportunities |
Basic: Immune dysfunction with trauma,
role of macrophage in Immune Regulation and Burn Wound management
with cultured skin.
Clinical: Medical informatics, databases, outcomes and ICU
survival investigations. |
| Teaching
Responsibilities |
|
| Certifications |
RRC
Critical Care |
| Salary |
Commensurate with PGY level. |
| Applicant
Requirements |
Three years of general surgery residency |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Edmund Rutherford,
MD |
| Address |
Dept of Surgery, CB#
7210 |
| |
UNC School of Medicine |
| City |
Chapel Hill |
| State |
North
Carolina |
| Postcode |
27599-7210 |
| Telephone |
919 966 4389 |
| Fax |
919 966 0369 |
| Email |
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| WebPage |
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| Updated |
20.01.2001 |
