| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery & Critical Care |
| Institution |
Regions
Hospital, University of Minnesota |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
Michael
D. McGonigal MD FACS |
The Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
6 |
| Description |
435 bed
hospital. Trauma service attends 2,700 adminssions per year
|
|
(80% blunt,
20% penetrating). |
| Research activities |
Fellowship Program |
| Clinical
|
Trauma
fellow will be integrated into clinical rotations at St. Paul-Ramsey
|
| responsibilities |
Medical
Center. Rotations include trauma, orthopedics, plastic surgery,
|
|
burns
and emergency medical services. Eight months will be on the
|
|
trauma
service and one month on each of the others. |
|
|
|
Fellow
will be involved in the operative and non-operative management
of |
|
all patients
admitted to the trauma service. Rotations on the other |
|
services
will emphasis clinical care. The EMS rotation will introduce
the |
|
trauma
fellow to the EMS organisation within the Ramsey center which
|
|
includes
air and ground transport systems. The orthopedic rotation
will |
|
include
operative experience with the orthopedic trauma surgeons.
During |
|
the plastics
rotation the fellow will be exposed to hand and maxillofacial
|
|
trauma.
Participation in the operative care of patients admitted to
these |
|
specialty
services is expected. |
| Research
|
A research
trauma topic with a grand rounds presentation is expected
|
| opportunities |
during
the twelve months. This presentation will take place in the
last |
|
quarter
of the fellowship program. Any research leading to national
|
|
presentations
will be funded. Research opportunities exist with individual
|
|
faculty
members. |
| Teaching |
| responsibilities |
| Certifications |
RRC Critical
Care |
| Salary |
Negotiable |
| Applicant
|
Board
Eligible General Surgeon |
| requirements |
Graduate
of an accredited residency program |
Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Michael
D. McGonigal MD |
| Address1 |
Regions
Hospital Surgery |
| Address2 |
640 Jackson
Street |
| City |
St. Paul |
| State |
Minnesota |
| Postcode |
55101 |
| Telephone |
612 221
2131 |
| Fax |
612 221
4126 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
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| Updated |
24.05.98 |
