العناية الجراحية الحرجة والصدمات والحروق

Cook County Health offers exceptional fellowship programs in trauma, burn and surgical critical care, providing advanced training, academic excellence, and leadership opportunities for managing critically injured patients.
برنامج الاتصال
مير ليهي، ماجستير إدارة الأعمال
Program Coordinator and Student Rotations Point of Contact (F1 only)
(312) 864-0395
Brandi DeLoatch
Education & Residency Program Coordinator (F2 only)
(312) 864-2731
جينيفر جلوفر، دكتوراه في الطب، زميلة الكلية الأمريكية للجراحين، شهادة معتمدة في التعليم الطبي
مدير برنامج زمالة الرعاية الحرجة الجراحية
Andrew Dennis, MD
Second-year Fellowship Program Director

عن

Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Burn Injury Fellowships at Cook County Health

Cook County Health offers exceptional fellowship programs in:

  • Surgical Critical Care (SCC): ACGME accredited program for 24 years with 100% Board pass rate under the Department of Surgery at Stroger Hospital.
  • Trauma/Burn Fellowship: High-acuity, non-ACGME-accredited program within the Department of Trauma and Burn.
  • Two-Year Combined Fellowship: A robust program split between the Departments of Surgery and Trauma, providing comprehensive training.

The programs provide advanced training, academic excellence, and leadership opportunities for managing critically injured patients.

About Surgery and Trauma at Cook County Health
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

  • About Stroger Hospital
    • Renowned urban public hospital with over 100 years of high-quality medical training.
    • Historically significant: By the 1960s, nearly half of U.S. physicians had trained here.
    • Offers hands-on experience managing advanced surgical diseases in a diverse, complex patient population.
  • Cook County Health Division of Surgical Critical Care
    • Staffed by board-certified trauma/critical care surgeons, critical care anesthesiologists, pharmacists, dietitians, and seasoned nurses.
    • SICU Overview:
      • 14-bed unit with 600+ admissions annually.
      • Manages acute and chronic surgical conditions alongside complex comorbidities.
      • Admits patients from:
        • General Surgery (40%),
        • Cardiothoracic (25%),
        • Vascular (25%),
        • ENT (5%),
        • Plastics (2%),
        • Urology (2%),
        • Orthopaedics, Obstetrics-Gynecology (1%)
  • Fellow Leadership & Education
    • Fellows lead resident and medical student teams, providing bedside critical care.
    • Daily evidence-based education shared between Attendings and Fellows.
  • Key Highlights
    • Fellows are given graduated autonomy
    • High-acuity Cardiothoracic population requiring advanced cardiac support:
      • Swan-Ganz catheters, aortic balloon pumps, Impella, and ECMO.
  • Close collaboration with a dedicated Cardiothoracic Surgical Fellow for optimal patient care.
  • Operative experience
    • During the first year, the Fellows will rotate on Emergency General Surgery and have the unique opportunity to join the cardiothoracic surgery service for exposure, cannulation, and VATS/robotic thoracic cases.

Cook County Health Department of Trauma & Burn

  • First Comprehensive Trauma Center in the U.S., founded in 1966.
  • Only Freestanding Trauma Department in the country, allowing a singular focus on trauma care while working closely with Surgery and Emergency Medicine.
  • Scope of Care:
    • Pre-hospital care, initial resuscitation, complex surgical management, critical care, convalescence, and psychosocial recovery
  • Key Highlights:
    • 5,500 trauma admissions annually
    • 1,000 burn evaluations annually with 400+ burn admissions
    • 30% penetrating trauma cases
  • Facilities:
    • 15-bed trauma resuscitation area
    • 12-bed closed trauma ICU
    • 6-bed burn ICU
    • 14-bed closed burn wound unit
    • Dedicated trauma and burn clinics
  • Participation in large-scale events (NATO, NASCAR, Chicago Marathon, and Presidential visits).
  • Experience and training in operational medicine in collaboration with:
    • State, local, and federal law enforcement agencies
    • Chicago Fire Department
    • The U.S. military
  • Home to U.S. Navy ERSS Teams (Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical Systems).
  • Navy surgeons, emergency physicians, nurses, and corpsmen are integrated into the Cook County Trauma Unit.
  • Navy surgeons function as trauma fellow equivalents during training.
  • Strong affiliations with regional universities.
  • Opportunities for research, publications, and national/international presentations.

خبرة البحث

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طلب

SCC/Trauma Fellowship Application:

  • Must complete an accredited General Surgery Residency.
  • Apply via SAFAS


اتصال:

Maire Leahy – Program Coordinator, Trauma Fellowship (F1 Only)
Brandi DeLoatch (F2 Only)


More information:
 cookcountytrauma.org

الجدول السريري

Two-Year SCC and Trauma Fellowship (Recommended)
  • ACGME-accredited since 2001 with core rotations in:
    • Surgical ICU (SICU)
    • Trauma ICU (TICU)
    • حرق وحدة العناية المركزة
    • Emergency General Surgery
    • Electives (Neuro ICU, CC Ultrasound, Transplant, MICU, Anaesthesia)
  • Key Focus:
    • Advanced critical care management (ventilators, sepsis, multi-organ failure).
    • Supervised EGS and trauma call experience.
One-Year Operative Trauma Fellowship
  • Focuses on operative trauma care with optional burn surgery certification.
  • Prior completion of a critical care fellowship is preferred but not required.

مقرر

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Didactic Schedule

Daily

    • Bedside teaching rounds with the team.

Weekly Schedule

    • Monday: SICU Fellow Case Presentation.
    • Tuesday: Pharmacy/Dietitian Topics:
      • Glucose management, TPN/EN, sedation, pressors/inotropes, hypertension, anticoagulation.
    • Wednesday: Trauma/General Surgery Case Conference (alternating weeks).
    • Thursday: Decker Slide Review/Modules or Critical Care Simulation Lab.
    • Friday: Critical Care Journal Club.
      • Residents present chosen articles (saved in Teams library).

Procedure Training Opportunities

    • Chest tubes/pigtail catheters, central venous/HD catheters, arterial lines.
    • Thoracentesis, paracentesis, intubation, bronchoscopy.
    • Percutaneous tracheostomy and gastric tube placement.

F1 Reading Curriculum

On Demand Critical Care Education and testing through Decker Med

                                https://www.deckerip.com/

    • Scientific American Critical Care of the Surgical Patient
    • Supplemental Resources
      • Society of Critical Care Medicine review books and questions.
      • Textbook of Critical Care (Fellow’s choice): Comprehensive critical care discussions.

 

Core Clinical Responsibilities

  • Trauma call (supervised/junior attending)
  • Trauma ICU (TICU) and ward service
  • Operative trauma and burn surgery
  • EMS ride-along (quarterly)

 Core Meeting and Education Requirements

  • Trauma Grand Rounds (monthly)
  • Morbidity & Mortality Conferences
  • Practice Improvement Meetings
  • Guest speaker sessions:
    • Leadership, legal issues, contract negotiation

 Elective Training Opportunities

  • Anesthesia: Pain management and airway
  • طب العظام
  • جراحة الأوعية الدموية
  • Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery
  • EMS ride-along
  • Operational medicine

 Required Courses

  • ATLS
  • ASSET
  • PHTLS
  • TCCC

 Research and Academic Activity

  • Assigned research mentor
  • Project development in F1 year
  • Submission of an abstract to a national meeting

برامج الزمالة

Program Aims and Objectives

  • To effectively manage the surgical critical care needs of a culturally diverse, medically underserved patient population.
  • Train surgeons to be confident independently managing a surgical critical care unit.
  • Produce surgeons proficient in the critical care management of surgical emergencies, burns and trauma.

Patient Care

  • Perform clinical exams, create treatment plans, and resuscitate critically ill patients.
  • Manage shock, sepsis, post-operative care, and ICU infections.
  • Treat pain, delirium, respiratory failure, endocrine, GI, renal issues, and malnutrition.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in ICU procedures, including intubation, bronchoscopy, renal therapies, and nutrition management.

Medical Knowledge

  • Apply sepsis guidelines, ventilator management, and post-operative cardiac care.
  • Manage hemodynamics, arrhythmias, critical medications, and ICU infections.
  • Understand and manage endocrine, renal, and coagulopathic disorders.

Practice-Based Learning

  • Utilize evidence-based resources, critical care texts, and journals.
  • Demonstrate self-directed learning and educate residents, students, and team members.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

  • Communicate effectively with healthcare teams, patients, and families.
  • Maintain ethical behavior, accurate documentation, and cultural sensitivity.

Professionalism

  • Uphold high standards of professionalism, including ethical behavior and patient privacy.
  • Adhere to ACGME duty-hour requirements and ensure timely, accurate documentation.

Systems-Based Practice

  • Triage critically ill patients, lead multidisciplinary rounds, and follow ICU protocols.
  • Contribute to quality improvement processes and promote cost-effective care.

Documentation

  • Maintain an updated ACGME SCC Case/Procedure Log.


Evaluations

  • Acquisition of critical care cognitive skills will be assessed by the SCC Fellow’s active participation in patient care, teaching rounds, daily conferences, and weekly board review.  These skills will be evaluated in an end of rotation assessment
  • Feedback: The SCC Fellow and the Program Director will meet for review of the SCC Fellow’s performance and include a review of the goals and objectives covered during the rotation

In-service Testing

  • Each year in late February and early March the SCC Fellows will participate in the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Multidisciplinary Critical Care Knowledge Assessment Program (MCCKAP).  This proctored exam is typically administered by the Program Director in the SCC Fellow’s Office.  The SCC Fellows will receive a report of their test performance from the Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • Comprehensive Trauma Care:
    • Injury mechanisms, triage, stabilization, and resuscitation.
    • Trauma-related critical care, convalescence, and psychological recovery.
  • Surgical Skills:
    • Mastery of operative trauma techniques and rescue surgery.
  • Critical Thinking:
    • Decision-making and creative solutions in unique clinical circumstances.
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration:
    • Working across specialties to optimize care.
  • Leadership and Education:
    • Skills in teaching, mentoring, and systems-based leadership.
  • Research and Outcomes:
    • Scholarly activity, quality improvement, and national presentations.

الزملاء الحاليون

Paige Burnia, MD (SCC 24-25, Trauma 25-26), Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Jesse Coleman, DO (SCC 23-24, Trauma 24-25), Pacific NW University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anne Erickson Souza, MD (SCC 24-25), Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Andrew Feyh, MD (SCC 23-24, Trauma 24-25), Marshall University School of Medicine

Julian Henderson, MD (SCC 23-24, Trauma 24-25), Eastern Virginia Medical School

Amanda MacQuoid, MD (SCC 24-25, Trauma 25-26), Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Fellowship Alumni

Clark Murray, MD (SCC 22-23, Trauma 23-24), University of Miami School of Medicine

Ryan Schutt, DO (SCC 21-22, Trauma 22-23), Des Moines University

Daniel Tenorio, MD (SCC 22-23), Drexel University School of Medicine

Jaime Umberger, DO (SCC 22-23, Trauma 23-24), Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Andrew Weaver, MD (Trauma 23-24), Ross University School of Medicine

James Wycoff, DO (Trauma 22-23), A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

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