| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery & Critical Care |
| Institution |
Trauma
Center at Penn |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
C.W.
Schwab, MD FACS |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
8 |
| Description |
a
700 bed tertiary care hospital that is the primary teaching
institution for |
|
the
University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate and Graduate Schools
of |
|
Medicine.
Within the hospital, there is a 56 bed Surgical Intensive
Care |
|
Unit
that has 2,300-2,500 admissions annually. There is a 3 bed
dedicated |
|
Trauma Resuscitation area within the Emergency Department,
through |
|
which
1,200 patients a year are admitted to the Trauma Service,
50% of |
|
whom
have suffered blunt injuries. Between 400-500 major operative
|
|
trauma
cases are performed yearly. More than 95% of these are |
|
performed
by Fellows and surgical housestaff with close faculty |
|
supervision
and direction. |
|
|
|
Faculty
support is provided by 8 full time dedicated surgeons with
special |
|
training
and interest in Trauma and surgical Critical Care and is |
|
supplemented
by faculty from the Department of Anesthesia with special
|
|
qualifications
in Critical Care. |
| Research
activities |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
|
The
Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the
Hospital of |
| responsibilities |
the
University of Pennsylvania is designed to train board eligible
or board |
|
certified
general surgeons in all phases of the care of the severely
injured |
|
and
critically ill surgical patient. The Fellowship provides exposure
to all |
|
aspects
of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care and furnishes opportunities
|
|
for
teaching, administration, and research. |
|
|
|
Our
Fellowship takes place in an atmosphere of academic and clinical
|
|
excellence
that provides constant challenge, guidance and mentorship.
It |
|
fully
prepares the graduate to function with advanced skills suited
for either |
|
an academic or community setting. |
| Research
|
Both
clinical and basic science projects are available and encouraged. |
| opportunities |
| Teaching
|
| responsibilities |
| Certifications |
RRC
Critical Care |
| Salary |
$42,000-$44,000 |
| Applicant
|
ABS
eligible/certified - Completion of RRC certified residency
in surgery |
| requirements |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Donald
R. Kauder, MD |
| Address1 |
Division
of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care |
| Address2 |
3400
Spruce Street, 3 Maloney |
| City |
Philadelphia |
| State |
Pennsylvania |
| Postcode |
19104-4283 |
| Telephone |
(215)
662-7320 |
| Fax |
(215)
349-5917 |
| Email |
kauder@mail.med.upenn.edu |
| WebPage |
www.med.upenn.edu/~traumacc/ |
| |
|
| Updated |
23.07.98 |
