Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Program Director: William C. Chiu, MD, FACS, FCCM
Associate Program Director: Mira Ghneim, MD
Program Coordinator: Tammy Bass

The Surgical Critical Care Fellowship program at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland Medical Center is an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited program for a total of 8 positions.

Prerequisites

Qualified applicants should meet the following prerequisites:

• Completion of ACGME-accredited general surgery residency
• Board eligibility or certification by the American Board of Surgery
• Established ability as a teacher of medical students and residents

Curriculum

The fellowship year is divided into 12 monthly rotations.

Core Rotations

• 2 months: Trauma Surgery
• 1 month:  Acute Care Emergency Surgery
• 2 months: Multi-Trauma Critical Care Unit
• 2 months: Neuro-Trauma Critical Care Unit
• 2 months: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• 1 month:  Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit
• 1 month:  Critical Care Echocardiography

Elective

• 1 month

Additional Training

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course
• Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET) Course
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor Course
• Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) Course
• Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness (DMEP) Course
• Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Course
• Leading Edge:  Echocardiography and Ultrasound Course
• Mastering Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Course