| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery and Critical Care |
| Institution |
University
of Tennessee - Memphis |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
2 |
| Trauma
Director |
Timothy
C. Fabian MD |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
5 |
| Description |
450
bed hospital, with 4,200 trauma admissions per year (60% blunt,
40% |
|
penetrating) |
|
|
|
The
trauma center is a self-contained unit with a dedicated nursing
staff |
|
separate
from the Emergency Room. There are four operating rooms in
|
|
the
trauma center that are dedicated only for trauma and emergency
|
|
surgery.
Outside of these there is an 18 bed intensive care unit only
for |
|
trauma
patients. There is an additional 6 bed neurosurgical ICU. |
| Research
activities |
Ongoing
research projects are looking at hemorrhagic and septic shock.
|
|
Experimental
designs are directed at both pathphysiological mechanisms
|
|
in
these states as well as therapeutic modulations. During this
second |
|
year,
the fellow takes call 5 nights a months in order to maintain
clinical |
|
skills
and perspectives. |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
|
The
first year of the fellowship is entirely clinical. The fellow
has primary |
| responsibilities |
responsibilities
in the trauma intensive care unit and also participates in
|
|
resuscitation
in the admitting area. The fellow is on call every third night
|
|
and
during those times participates in operative procedures. |
|
|
|
The
fellow rotates for 2 monthsto the regional burn center and
the pediatric |
|
intensive care unit. |
| Research
|
The
fellow has independent responsibility for a minimum of two
clinical |
| opportunities |
prospective
research studies. The second year of the fellowship is for
|
|
basic
research. The fellow also follows up on the prospective trials
which |
|
they
intiated during the first year of the fellowship. The 2,200
square foot |
|
laboratory
is equipped as an intensive care unit with four separate stations |
|
for procedures. A gamma camera, HPLC and flow cytometer are
|
|
available. |
| Teaching
|
The
fellow is responsible for organising a weekly trauma conference.
|
| responsibilities |
There
are monthly multi-disciplinary critical care conferences currently
|
|
spnsored
by pulmonary medicine, pediatric intensivists and trauma |
|
surgery. |
| Certifications |
RRC
Critical Care |
| Salary |
$35,500 |
| Applicant
|
Completed
General Surgery Residency |
| requirements |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Timothy
C. Fabian MD |
| Address1 |
956
Court Avenue, G210 |
| Address2 |
| City |
Memphis |
| State |
Tennessee |
| Postcode |
38163 |
| Telephone |
901
448 5914 |
| Fax |
901
448 7689 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
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|
| Updated |
24.05.98 |
