Acute Care Surgery Fellowship

Board-certified/Board-eligible Fellows will work with regionally and nationally recognized leaders in trauma, critical care, burns, emergency general surgery, and disaster medicine with years of experience in both military and civilian trauma. Faculty can provide many opportunities for fellows to integrate into the acute care surgery community, including involvement at national and regional societies, opportunities for scholarship, and career guidance. Fellows will be monitored by these experienced faculty at the beginning of fellowship with the anticipation for early progression to independence within the first 3-6 months. Assigned faculty are available for review and consultation on rounds, in operative cases, and while on call.

All rotations occur at OSF St. Francis Medical Center (SFMC), which is the flagship quaternary referral center that serves a 15-hospital system and large area of central Illinois. This is the only Level 1 center in the region with higher-than-expected penetrating trauma and critically injured patients. The emergency general surgery volume is above the 80th percentile with complex pathophysiology creating an incredible learning environment.

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Schedule (4 months each)

Trauma/Critical Care
Emergency General Surgery
Electives with option of concentration focus. Electives Include:
- CVICU/Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Ultrasound
- Disaster management
- Research
- System Operations