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Program Director: Steven B. Holsten, Jr., MD, MBA
Associate Program Director: Mira Ghneim, MD
Program Coordinator: Pamela Shinnick

The Acute Care Surgery Fellowship program at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center is an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) verified program for a total of four positions.

Fellows interested in the Acute Care Surgery Fellowship program must apply to the ACGME Surgical Critical Care Fellowship for year one, and are accepted with the understanding they will matriculate to the AAST Acute Care Surgery Fellowship for year two.

If you have any questions about this fellowship, please contact Pamela Shinnick.

Prerequisites

Qualified applicants should meet the following prerequisites:

  • Completion of approved general surgery residency
  • Board eligibility or certification by the American Board of Surgery
  • Established ability as a teacher of medical students and residents.
  • Ability to obtain a State of Maryland Medical License

Curriculum

The fellowship year is divided into two major components to meet the AAST curriculum.

I. Core Rotations (6 months)

The fellow rotates on these services as a junior attending with a senior attending to mentor and supervise the fellows progress.

  1. Trauma – R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Medical Center
  2. ACES – University of Maryland Medical Center
  3. Soft Tissue – R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
  4. Trauma / Emergency General Surgery – University of Maryland Capital Regional Health

II. Required Rotations (2 months)

The fellow rotates on these services as a clinical fellow to obtain additional clinical and operative experience in these specific clinical areas.

  1. Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery – University of Maryland Medical Center
  2. Vascular Surgery – R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center / Baltimore Washington Medical Center
  3. Trauma Endovascular – R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
  4. Transplant/HPB – R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

III. Electives (3 Months)

  • International – South Africa
  • Any additional II rotations (1 month) 
  • Active Military Only: Joint Trauma Systems – Brooke Army Medical Center (1 month)
  • MFM
  • Trauma Ortho
  • Trauma Neurosurgery

IV. Additional Training

  1. Rib plating
  2. Advance ECMO