| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery & Critical Care |
| Institution |
University
of Louisville, Kentucky |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
2 |
| Trauma
Director |
David
A. Spain MD |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
8 |
| Description |
400
bed hospital with 2,000 trauma admissions per year (70% blunt,
30% penetrating) |
| Research
activities |
A
large research effort in microcirculatory studies is on-going
in the laboratories of several full-time faculty. Studies
of various microcirculatory changes and conditions of trauma,
shock and sepsis have been conducted. Active laboratory efforts
involving various aspects of infection after injury are being
conducted. These have matured to the point of being sophisticated
studies including techniques such as gene transcription studies. |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
Responsibilities |
A
two year program with emphasis on both clinical and research
opportunities. In the clinical area, the trauma fellow acts
as a junior attending and works as an integrated part of a
team. There are approximately 4-6 nights of call a month.
Long segments are designed where there is no attending responsibility,
particularly at the beginning of the fellowship to enable
the development of an investigative program in the laboratory.
Supervision is available from a senior attending surgeon for
both the fellow and residents at all times. |
| Research
Opportunities |
The
laboratory program is designed such that each fellow will
have a laboratory mentor who has an active on-going research
effort in whih the fellow can begin his own research program
and then work independently with both faculty and staff support.
A budget is available for specific project costs for the trauma
fellow doing bench research. |
| Teaching
Responsibilities |
|
| Certifications |
RRC
Critical Care |
| Salary |
$35,500 |
| Applicant
Requirements |
Completed
General Surgical Residency |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
David
A. Spain MD |
| Address |
Director,
Surgical Critical Care |
| |
University
of Louisville |
| City |
Louisville |
| State |
Kentucky |
| Postcode |
40292 |
| Telephone |
502
852 5676 |
| Fax |
502
852 8915 |
| Email |
david.spain@louisville.edu |
| WebPage |
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|
| Updated |
16.02.2000 |
