| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery & Critical Care |
| Institution |
UMDNJ
- Robert Wood Johnson - Camden, New Jersey |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
Steven
E. Ross MD |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
8 |
| Description |
500
bed hospital, 1,800 trauma admissions/year (85% blunt, 15%
|
|
penetrating) |
| Research
activities |
Numerous
ongoing prospective studies in clinical setting. Basic laboratory |
|
programs established in cellular metabolism and nutrition,
immunologic |
|
impact
of injury, bacterial translocations, and sepsis. |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
|
The
fellowship in trauma at the Southern New Jersey Regional Trauma
|
| responsibilities |
Center
is a one-year program listed with the American College of
|
|
Surgeons
Committee on Trauma and with the AAST. The goals of the |
|
program
are to provide the Fellow with a coherent understanding of
and |
|
clinical
experience in all aspects of trauma care in an academic setting.
|
|
These
include ensuring the Fellow will be able to: |
|
|
|
1.
Confidently resuscitate and accurately diagnosis the trauma
victim in |
|
the
Emergency Department setting. |
|
|
|
2.
Intervene surgically when necessary after indicated diagnostic
studies |
|
are
performed or to coordinate the operative procedures to be
performed |
|
by
various subspecialty consultants, including orthopedics, neurosurgery,
|
|
and
OB/GYN. |
|
|
|
3.
Manage the patients throughout their stay in the acute care
facility |
|
(including
the intensive care unit) as well as to coordinate the early
|
|
institution
of rehabilitation and eventual transfer to long term facility
if |
|
necessary. |
|
|
|
4.
To understand the current critical issues being debated regarding
|
|
pre-hospital
care anddelivery systems - EMT's, MICU's, and air |
|
ambulance. |
| Research
|
5.
Develop, implement, and maintain a Trauma Registry and gain
|
| opportunities |
experience
in utilizing the registry in performance of retrospective
clinical |
|
studies. |
|
|
|
6.
Design and institute prospective clinical studies, as well
as participate |
|
in
ongoing basic science research if desired. |
| Teaching
|
7.
To teach and supervise the surgical residents and medical
students |
| responsibilities |
assigned
to the Trauma Service. |
|
|
|
8.
Contribute to the organization of monthly Trauma Rounds and
|
|
conferences. |
| Certifications |
RRC
Critical Care |
| Salary |
$43,000 |
| Applicant
|
Board
Eligible |
| requirements |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Keith
F. O'Malley, MD, FACS |
| Address1 |
3
Cooper Plaza - Suite 411 |
| Address2 |
| City |
Camden |
| State |
New
Jersey |
| Postcode |
08103 |
| Telephone |
(609)
342-3013 |
| Fax |
(609)
365-7582 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
| |
|
| Updated |
29.06.98 |
