What is a trauma fellow?

The primary role of the Trauma Fellow is to facilitate the day to day management of the seriously ill trauma patient from resuscitation to rehabilitation.

Is a Fellow a doctor?

A fellow is a physician who has completed their residency and elects to complete further training in a specialty. The fellow is a fully credentialed physician who chooses to pursue additional training, the fellowship is optional and is not required to practice medicine, but is necessary for training in a subspecialty.

How much does a trauma fellow make?

Trauma Fellow Salaries

How many years is trauma fellowship?

The 1-year fellowship focused on the care of the multisystem trauma patient, with an emphasis on intensive care unit management. Today, there are approximately 54 trauma fellowships in the United States. The fellowships vary in length (1or 2 years or longer), as well as training emphasis (clinical or research).

Is trauma surgery fellowship competitive?

How Competitive Is Trauma Surgery Residency? A lot of programs offer trauma, so it’s not as competitive as vascular surgery or some of these other subspecialties with fewer programs, such as laparoscopic surgery or bariatric surgery.

Is a resident the same as a fellow?

Residents have earned their medical degrees, but they are not fully independent physicians. They are not board-certified or fully credentialed. Fellows are fully credentialed physicians who are able to practice medicine independently.

Do fellows get paid more than residents?

A fellowship usually follows residency and is designed to train fellows in a narrower specialty. While some fellows may earn more than residents, the salary is still lower than for most working physicians. Usually fellows have to pay for the majority of their living costs, including housing and at least some meals.

Is Fellow higher than Diplomate?

Associate Member – Physician undergoing specialty training. Diplomate – Physician with formal specialty training and has passed the specialty examination of PAMS. Fellow – A PAMS Diplomate who has been an active member of good standing for the past two years.

Do trauma surgeons make more than general surgeons?

According to Salary.com, a trauma surgeon’s average annual salary in the United States is $408,000. Medscape does not specify a reported annual salary for trauma surgeons but has a reported salary of general surgery at $364,000.

Is being a trauma surgeon worth it?

Although it can involve long hours, intense training and be very stressful, being a trauma surgeon can also be extremely rewarding. Consider, the impact a trauma doctor can have. One minute a patient may be living their normal life and the next minute they are in a trauma room with life threating injuries.

Is being a trauma surgeon stressful?

Where can I find a trauma research fellowship?

Welcome to the AAST Trauma Fellowships database. Here you may browse active trauma related clinical and research fellowships in the areas of Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery and Burns. For program directors interested in listing a fellowship, please contact (800) 789-4006.

How long does an AO trauma fellowship last?

The knowledge acquired depends to a high degree on the initiative of the individual fellow. Each AO Trauma fellowship lasts between six and twelve weeks. The selection and allocation of fellows is made by the AO Trauma Regional Boards and the Regional Fellowship Coordinator. Two host center preferences can be listed upon registration.

Who are the Faculty of the Penn trauma program?

Starting with Dr. Schwab who himself spent many years as a Naval surgeon, there have been over 20 military surgeons in the Penn trauma faculty and fellowship program. All of the faculty have been hand-picked for their specific contributions to the Penn trauma platform.

Who is the trauma medical director of level one trauma?

Jeremy Cannon – Dr. Cannon is the Trauma Medical Director and Section Chief of Trauma. He is responsible for maintaining the Level one trauma center status. Fellow involvement and education is paramount in that process.