Surgical Critical Care (SCC) Fellowship
The program is a one-year ACGME approved clinical fellowship in Surgical Critical Care. Successful completion of the fellowship will qualify an individual to sit for the examination for the "Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care" from the American Board of Surgery.
The Section of SCC in the Department of Surgical Education is staffed by seven full-time, surgical critical care fellowship-trained surgeons. The Section provides consultative services for critically ill and high- risk surgical patients including pre-, peri-, and postoperative evaluation and management, as well as performance of bedside and operative procedures for high-risk and acutely ill patients. The SCC service, together with the general surgery residency program, provides 24-hour-a-day in-house physician management of critically ill patients.
The Section is recognized internationally as a clinical research center. Each of the faculty is actively involved in scientific research and together has published in excess of 200 abstracts, manuscripts, book chapters and other scholarly works. Each of the faculty also has a clinical appointment in the Department of Surgery at the University of Central Florida, the University of Florida in Gainesville and the Florida State University College of Medicine.
Objectives of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
The program is designed to be heavily based on clinical practice and unit administration but offers ample opportunity for clinical research to those who are interested. Individuals will spend 12 months in the surgical-trauma ICU. Elective rotations in the Pediatric and Medical Intensive Care Units may be arranged. Current research activities include the study of new oxygen transport and pulmonary monitoring technology, metabolic demands in critically ill patients, new treatments for sepsis, abdominal compartment syndrome and high-level ventilatory support for patients with acute respiratory failure. Fellows are expected to participate in clinical research projects and to submit abstracts to and attend the major critical care meetings each year.
In addition to our residency programs, Orlando Health offers fellowships in a variety of surgical programs, including those listed below. Please click below for more information about specific medical education fellowship programs.
