About Surgical Critical Care

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Critical Care surgeons manage the overall care of critically injured and acutely ill surgical patients. Surgical Critical Care training programs provide the fellow with training in all aspects of care of the critically ill surgical patient. This foundation fosters the understanding of the pathophysiology of acute life threatening disease, as well as the physiology of advanced support.

Applicants for Surgical Critical Care fellowships must have completed 3 years of General Surgical training. It is preferred that applicants have completed their General Surgical training. Applicants may have already completed further subspecialty training in areas such as Vascular Surgery, Transplantation or Pediatric Surgery. Surgical Critical Care fellowships are 1 - 2 years in length and may include a year of research either in the basic or social sciences, or a year of Trauma training. Some programs may offer both 1 and 2 year fellowships.

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the sponsoring organization for Surgical Critical Care fellowships, has requested that the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conduct the match program. Please refer to the schedule of dates for the specific Surgical Critical Care match dates.

Specialty Matches conducted by the NRMP are not centralized applications services. Candidates apply directly to the residency program that interests them.

Before registering, please review the SMS Match Participation Agreement. By registering with the match and submitting a certified rank order list (ROL), applicants and programs agree to abide by the outcome of the match. Failure to do so is a breach of the Agreement and violators may be subject to penalties under the NRMP's Violations Policy. Both applicants and programs must follow the cardinal rule that neither must ask the other to make a commitment before the submission of ROLs. It is to be expected that one may express a high level of interest in the other; however, it is not acceptable for one to ask the other how one will be ranked.

Any verbal or written contract between an applicant and a program prior to the submission of the ROL is a material violation of the SMS Match Participation Agreement, and violators may be subject to penalties under the NRMP's Violations Policy. The final preference of program directors and applicants as reflected on the submitted ROLs will determine the offering of positions and the placement of applicants.

The Application Process

Applicants should apply to the programs of their choice by requesting applications directly from the programs.

Program directors review candidates' credentials and, if interested, invite them for interviews. Applicants also are responsible for ensuring that they meet all program prerequisites and institutional policies regarding eligibility for appointment to a fellowship position prior to ranking a program through the NRMP.

Applicants who have not completed prerequisite training in an accredited ACGME program in the U.S., or a similar program in Canada accredited by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

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Updated 08/15/2008