| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery & Critical Care |
| Institution |
Vanderbilt
University |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
2 |
| Trauma
Director |
John
A Morris MD |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
4 |
| Description |
640
bed hospital, with 3,000 trauma admissions per year (80% blunt,
20% |
|
penetrating). |
| Research
activities |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
|
First
year of the fellowship is a one year RRC accredited residency
in |
| responsibilities |
Surgical
Critical Care. Th second year fellow is a member of the faculty
of |
|
the Department of Surgery with the rank of Instructor. He/she
takes |
|
attending
call one night per week and one weekend each month, |
|
supervising
resident in the initial assessment, management (operative
and |
|
non-operative) and post-operative care of patients admitted
on his/her call |
|
nights.
The second year fellow also attends in the SICU in blocks
of 5 to |
|
7
days each month. |
| Research
|
The
fellow is strongly encouraged to attend meetings of importance
within |
| opportunities |
the
trauma/critical care community. These meetings include, but
are not |
|
limited
to, EAST, WTA, SCCM and AAST. The program financially |
|
supports
any meeting where a paper is presented, the Chicago Board
|
|
Review
Course and Management for physicians and senior health care
|
|
providers
(Vanderbilt School of Medicine). |
|
|
|
There
are large trauma and ICU databases which allow the opportunity
to |
|
participate
in retrospective reviews of a variety of topics. Opportunities
|
|
also
exist to participate in prospective clinical studies, both
within |
|
Vanderbilt
and in multi-institutional investigations. Opportunities also
|
|
exist
for basic science research and collaboration with other departments. |
| Teaching
|
| responsibilities |
| Certifications |
RRC
Critical Care |
| Salary |
$35,000
- $45,000 |
| Applicant
|
Board
Eligible/Board Certified General Surgeon |
| requirements |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Virginia
A. Eddy MD |
| Address1 |
243
Medical Center South |
| Address2 |
2100
Pierce Avenue |
| City |
Nashville |
| State |
Tennessee |
| Postcode |
37212 |
| Telephone |
615
936 0175 |
| Fax |
615
936 0185 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/surgery/trauma/ |
| |
|
| Updated |
23.07.98 |
