Boston University Medical Center

The Unit

Description

The surgical intensive care units at Boston University Medical Center and

Boston City Hospital have a total of 28 surgical beds and 20 step-down

beds, admitting, each year, over 1500 patients with multiple trauma,

neurotrauma, and multisystem organ failure, as well as patients with a

wide range of general, vascular, thoracic, urologic, neurologic, and

orthopedic diseases for perioperative hemodynamic monitoring and care.

Fellowship Program

Clinical Responsibilities

The Critical Care Fellowship offered by the Section of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Surgery at Boston University Medical Center is an ACGME accredited clinical fellowship that provides surgical intensive care units of Boston University Medical Center and rotations in the Boston City Hospital. In addition, elective rotations in burns, neonatal, and coronary care units are available. The Critical Care Medicine section is a multi-disciplinary service staffed by physicians certified by the American Board of Surgery, Internal Medicine, and/or Anesthesia. Applicants should be board eligible in surgery and licensed by the state of Massachusetts.be board eligible in surgery and licensed by the state of Massachusetts.Two-Year Trauma/Critical Care Fellowships are available to board eligible candidates in general surgery. In addition to a year of Critical Care training, the Fellow will devote exclusively twelve months to the care of the severely injured patient to develop the skills for operative and non-operative therapy of trauma victims, and the organization and administration of trauma care systems including prehospital care and transport in cooperation with Boston Medflight, the air evacuation system serving the northeastern region. The Fellow will be involved in clinical and/or basic science research related to trauma and critical care.One Year-Critical Care Fellowships are available to candidates who are board eligible in surgery, anesthesia, cardiology, or pulmonary medicine. The Fellow will develop skills in the care of the critically ill patients and in the administration and management of intensive care units.

Certifications

RRC Critical Care

Salary

$37,000 - £39,000

Applicant Requirements

Board Eligible

Contact

Richard D. Dennis, MD

Chief, Section Critical Care Medicine, Boston University Medical Center
88 East Newton Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
United States

Phone: (617) 638-6406
Fax: (617) 638-6452

Dec 05, 2006