The Unit

Description

The University of Tennessee Medical Canter 600 bed tertiary care center that serves East Tennessee, Southeastern Kentucky and portions of Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia through its hospital based aeromedical service. The service flies 2 Bell 412 helicopters and transports ana verage of 150 patients per month. Over 50% of these patients are trauma patients. The trauma service admits 2,600 trauma admissions per year (85% blunt, 15% penetrating). Despite the predomintantly blunt trauma population general surgical intervention is frequently required because of the magnitude of trauma involved. frequently required because of the magnitude of trauma involved. Approximately 40% of the patients require ICU. Excellent support services are available to help care for the patients.

Fellowship Program

Clinical Responsibilities

A 2 year fellowship that combines trauma training with a surgical critical care training in an RRC approvied critical care fellowship. The trauma fellow will have exposure to the whole range of care of the trauma patients,including pre-hospital care, emergency and acute operative care, critical care and post-operative care with an emphasis on rehabilitation. The fellow will also be exposed to the administrative responsibilities necessary for academic trauma surgery.

Research Opportunities

Research is expected and encouraged. Opportunities exist for research in a basic science lab that has conducted work in immunology, nutrition and changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis in trauma patients. Clinical research is also encouraged and has been conducted both prospectively and retrospectively in many areas of trauma and critical care.

Certifications

RRC Critical Care

Applicant Requirements

Board Eligible General Surgery

Contact

Blaine L. Enderson MD

1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U-11
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920
United States

Phone: 423 544 9296
Fax: 423 544 8894

Dec 05, 2006