The Unit
Description
CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM IS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, WHICH PERFORMS OVER 44,000 SURGICAL PROCEDURES PER YEAR.
University affiliation - Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia Hospital size - 780 beds Trauma Admissions/Year - 2,200 % Blunt - 80 % Penetrating - 20 ED Visits/Year - 130,000 SICU Beds 22, and 8 bed CVICU Total surgical procedures/Year - 45,000 % Trauma - 85 % General Surgery - 14
The fellow will have exposure to advanced ventilatory, hemodynamic, and wound management in a state-of-the-art Surgical ICU with more than 1500 admissions per year.
Research Activities
This program is designed to provide multi-disciplinary exposure to Critical Care Medicine and to provide ample opportunity for research experiences.
Fellowship Program
Clinical Responsibilities
The clinical fellowship in Surgical Critical Care (SCC) provides a formal, intellectual environment for acquiring the knowledge, skill, clinical judgment, and attitude essential to the practice of Surgical Critical Care in an ACGME approved program. The program is designed to provide advanced critical care training to graduates of approved surgical residencies (or selected surgical residents above the PGY-3 level) to acquire expertise as a practitioner, consultant, and teacher in critical care. The program emphasizes scholarship, self-instruction, development of critical analysis of clinical problems, the ability to prioritize patient care needs, and the ability to make appropriate decisions.
Although clinical care and didactic instruction are the backbone of this experience, the Fellow constantly participates in research and administrative activities. In addition, the SCC Fellow is specifically involved in continual graduate (house staff) and undergraduate (medical student) medical education. It is hoped that this fellowship experience will result in a well-rounded surgeon who has the tools for a leadership position in Surgical Critical Care and who has learned to function in an intensive care unit (ICU), providing quality, cost-effective care. Upon successful completion the fellow will be eligible to sit for the ABS Surgical Critical Care Examination.
The clinical fellowship in Surgical Critical Care (SCC) provides a formal, intellectual environment for acquiring the knowledge, skill, clinical judgment, and attitude essential to the practice of Surgical Critical Care in an ACGME approved program. The program is designed to provide advanced critical care training to graduates of approved surgical residencies (or selected surgical residents above the PGY-3 level) to acquire expertise as a practitioner, consultant, and teacher in critical care. The program emphasizes scholarship, self-instruction, development of critical analysis of clinical problems, the ability to prioritize patient care needs, and the ability to make appropriate decisions.
Research Opportunities
Yes - funding available
Teaching Responsibilities
The academic structure of the Surgical Critical Care program will provide in-depth knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of critically ill patients. The majority of the clinical and educational training centers around a 22-bed Surgical Critical Care Complex (SCCC) and an 8-bed Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). The SCC Service (SCCS) participates in the care of patients in a wide spectrum of surgical subspecialties, including Trauma, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Plastic Surgery.
The core of the didactic component of the SCC fellowship consists of educational lecture series, which the Fellow is expected to attend. This series, focused at the level of the Fellow and faculty, alternates between a research conference, didactic lecture, journal club, and morbidity and mortality conference. The SCC Fellow also attends the weekly Trauma Service Multidisciplinary Conference and the Department of Surgery Morbidity and Mortality Conference. The Fellow is expected to complete then assist in teaching the Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Course, which is provided yearly.
Certifications
RRC Certified
Salary
$54,767
Applicant Requirements
Completion of at least three years of an accredited general surgery residency
Contact
Gerard J. Fulda, MD, FACS, FCCM
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE 19718
United States
Phone: 302-733-4260
Fax: 302-733-4264
Email:
Feb 06, 2007
