Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Welcome to the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program in the department of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. This one-year program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or ACGME, and is completed at the 696-bed teaching hospital UF Health Jacksonville. The hospital's 28 bed trauma/surgical intensive care unit and adult and pediatric Level I trauma center resuscitates 4,500 Northeast Florida and South Georgia patients each year.

Fellows in our program gain experience in the delivery of surgical critical care to severely injured and critically ill patients. They become competent in the application of advanced technology geared toward optimization of care for the physiologic derangements seen in critically ill patients. Fellows are also exposed to onsite instruction in the process of administration and management of critical care units, as well as contribute to the education of members of the critical care team. Fellows actively participate in our ongoing research programs.

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Prerequisites:

For specific eligibility requirements, please refer to the GME benefits, requirements and resources page.

Applicants who will be considered have:

• Completed at least three clinical years in an ACGME-accredited graduate educational program in one of the following specialties:
  • Anesthesiology
  • Emergency medicine
  • Neurological surgery
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Surgery
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Vascular surgery
  • Urology

• Fellows who have completed an emergency medicine residency must also complete one preliminary year of education in the surgery program at the institution where they will enroll in the surgical critical care fellowship. At a minimum, the preliminary year of education must include supervised clinical experience in:
  • Pre-operative evaluation, including respiratory, cardiovascular, and nutritional evaluation
  • Pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients, including outpatient follow-up care
  • Care of injured patients
  • Care of patients requiring abdominal, breast, head and neck, endocrine, thoracic, and vascular operations
  • Management of complex wounds
  • Minor operative procedures related to critical care, such as venous access, tube thoracostomy, and tracheostomy

How To Apply:

The following application materials are requested:

• Application form
• A dean's letter
• An official transcript of your medical school grades (to be sent directly from your medical school)
• Three letters of recommendation
• USMLE scores
• Personal statement
• A copy of your curriculum vitae

Contact Information:

Eugenia Smith

Program Coordinator

(904) 244-3903
[email protected]

Firas Madbak, M.D., FACS, FCCP

Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

(904) 244-3903
[email protected]