| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery |
| Institution |
University
of California San Francisco, Fresno |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
1 |
| Number
of posts |
2 |
| Trauma
Director |
James
W. Davis MD FACS |
The Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
5 |
| Description |
Valley
Medical Center is the only Level 1 Trauma center servicing
a 6 |
|
county
region. The Trauma Service is quite active, admitting 1800-2000
|
|
trauma
patients per year (70% blunt, 30% penetrating), approximately
|
|
20% of
these requiring ICU admission. |
| Research activities |
Fellowship Program |
| Clinical
|
Goals
of the fellowship are to enhance skills in the complete management |
| responsibilities |
of the
trauma patient; resuscitative, operative and critical care. |
| Research
|
The fellow
will be expected to take advantage of the wealth of clinical
and |
| opportunities |
trauma
registry data available for clinical research. Facilities
and |
|
opportunities
for laboratory investigations are also available. |
| Teaching
|
The fellow
will be expected to participate in the education of surgical
and |
| responsibilities |
emergency
medicine house staff and medical students on the trauma |
|
service, |
| Certifications |
| Salary |
$47,265 |
| Applicant
|
General
Surgery Board Eligible |
| requirements |
Contact |
| Contact
Name |
James
W. Davis MD FACS |
| Address1 |
Director
of Trauma |
| Address2 |
445 South
Cedar Avenue |
| City |
Fresno |
| State |
California |
| Postcode |
93702 |
| Telephone |
209 453
4490 |
| Fax |
209 453
3719 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
| |
|
| Updated |
24.05.98 |
