| Speciality |
Trauma
& Critical Care Surgery |
| Institution |
University
of Kentucky, Lexington |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
Paul
A. Kearney MD FACS |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
3 |
| Description |
The
U K Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, is an urban based,
ACS verified, Level 1 trauma center situated in central
Kentucky. The metropolitan area population is 250,000. The
medical center is the primary referral hospital for a 49
county rural service area of central and southeastern Kentucky.
The
medical center supports a medical school and has a residency
training program in all medical specialties. The Section
of Trauma and Critical Care directs the Trauma & Emergency
Surgery Service, the surgical critical care service, the
nutrition support service and the aeromedical program. The
6 general surgery residents assigned to the trauma service
are divided into 3 person teams that take call every other
day. The surgical critical care service provides consultative
services for critically ill patients from the Division of
General Surgery and the Department of Surgery. One general
surgery (PGY3) and two anesthesia residents (PGY1, PGY2)
are assigned to the service. The nutrition support service
functions in a manner similar to the surgical critical care
service.
|
| Research
activities |
There
are on-going projects in vascular and microvascular organ
blood flow during shock and sepsis. |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
responsibilities |
The
2 year fellowship is structured to provide a clinical experience
for trauma care (all phases) and general surgical emergencies,
as well as the management of the associated critical illness.
The fellowship also provides exposure to the administrative
aspects of trauma and critical care.
The
fellowship consists of one year of clinical practice and
one year of clinical and basic science research. Clinical
rotations will include exposure to nutrition support, trauma
radiology and ultrasound. Nightcall will be every 3-4 nights
from home.
|
|
|
| Research
opportunities |
Twelve
months will be clinical and basic sciences research. The fellow
will be assigned to the Division of General Surgery basic
science laboratory. The fellow is permitted to develop his/her
own research project if so inclined. There is a wide range
of clinical projects to choose from and the fellow will be
reuqired to pursue some of these projects or several of their
own choosing. |
|
|
| Teaching
responsibilities |
|
| Certifications |
RRC Certified |
| Salary |
$36,000
plus benefits |
| Applicant
|
Board
Eligible / Board Certified in General Surgery |
| requirements |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Paul
A. Kearney MD FACS |
| Address |
C223
Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center |
|
800
Rose Street |
| City |
Lexington |
| State |
Kentucky |
| Postcode |
40536-0084 |
| Telephone |
606
323 6346 |
| Fax |
608
323 6840 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
| |
|
| Updated |
03.08.2000 |
