Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle

The Unit

Description

300-bed Level 1 (adult and pediatric) trauma/burn center that serves as trauma referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho, via extensive air ambulance system (7 rotary and fixed wing aircraft); >16,000 trauma patients evaluated and >4,000 trauma admissions (1995);

Research Activities

Clinical research activities in neuroanesthesia, neurotrauma anesthesia, application of regional anesthesia techniques to trauma patients, and pain management of trauma and burn patients. Basic science research in opioid pharmacology, local anesthetic and meningeal transport physiology, and mechanisms of microvascular endothelial injury/leukocyte adhesion. 

Fellowship Program

Clinical Responsibilities

Fellows provide primary anesthesia services with faculty supervision, and also supervise anesthesia resident trainees in the operating room; clinical experience available in prehospital trauma care (air ambulance and ground transport), emergency room trauma care, and trauma pain management; night/weekend call. 

Research Opportunities

At mutual discretion of fellow and director, with access to all ongoing research activities; typical non-clinical (research) time is 25%, but can be increased to as much as 60% in selected cases. 

Teaching Responsibilities

Anesthesia resident trainees and medical students.

Salary

$40,000(+) plus standard benefits package; salary may be increased through additional (optional) night/weekend call. 

Applicant Requirements

1. Univ. of Washington Application form
2. Five letters of recommendation
3. A narrative statement providing an explanation for your choice of anesthesia subspecialty
4. A copy of your medical school transcript and Dean’s letter of recommendation

Washington state physician’s license required; visa and FMGEMS required if graduate of foreign medical school. 

Contact

Sam R. Sharar, MD

Fellowship Director, Harborview Medical Cente
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Box 359724, 325 Ninth Avenuer
Seattle, Washington 98104
United States

Phone: 206 731 5765
Fax: 206 731 8624

Email:

URL: weber.u.washington.edu/~anesth

Dec 05, 2006