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Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowships are competitive, fast becoming the most coveted post-residency training position among surgical residents today. For a surgical resident, the career opportunities are increasingly tied to the ability to procure post-residency MIS training.
The program at UK is either a one or two year fellowship comprised of a research year followed by a clinical year, or a single clinical year or a single research year.? The research year engages the fellow in ongoing research, developing and implementing new projects (85%) and educational activities (15%). Research Fellows become proficient in clinical research and assist with the continuation of ongoing MIS research projects. Additionally, the fellows assist with the development of new research in basic science studies, clinical studies, and/or advanced engineering and robotics projects that are conducted in a multi-disciplinary fashion in the UK Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Center.
The clinical fellowship includes flexible endoscopy (10%), basic laparoscopy (20%) and advanced laparoscopy (70%). Clinical Fellows gain experience with a broad range of advanced laparoscopic skills, including procedures spanning the GI tract, solid organ surgery including adrenalectomy and splenectomy, inguinal and ventral herniorrhaphy, bariatrics, foregut procedures, colon resection, and live-donor nephrectomies.
Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship
This is a one or two year fellowship in Trauma and
Surgical Critical Care depending on the needs and interests of the
applicants. Two years is recommended but not required. The fellowship
consists of 12 or 24 months of clinical rotations (Trauma/Surgery ICU,
Trauma/Emergency Surgery Service, Neuro ICU, Ped ICU, Burn, CT ICU, Burn
Unit). These are divided in 1, 2, or 3 month blocks depending again on
the needs and interests of the applicant. Call is from home but the
fellow may be asked to provide occasional in-house coverage for the
trauma service. Call conforms to the ACGME 80 hour work week
requirements. Within the ACGME Surgical Critical Care requirements,
maintenance of general surgical skills is strongly encouraged and
supported. Clinical and/or basic science (two year fellowship only)
research is strongly encouraged not mandated. There are clinical
projects available or the fellow may choose one of their own. For those
interested, arrangements can be made for basic science research in the
Section’s laboratory under the direction of Andrew Bernard MD.
The Section of Trauma and Critical Care has four full time academic faculty members. The Section directs the Trauma/emergency surgery service, the Surgical Critical Care Service, and the Nutrition Support Service. The Section also provides medical directorship for the Trauma & Surgical ICU, and the Nutrition Support Service. The Trauma/Emergency Surgery Service evaluates about 2600 trauma patients per year of which 1900 are admitted to the service. Almost ninety percent of the trauma admissions are for blunt trauma. In addition to trauma, there are 300-500 general surgical emergencies and a busy elective practice that includes laparoscopy and endoscopy. Nine Surgical residents are assigned to the service. The residents are divided into 3 person teams that take every third day call. These teams are usually supplemented with residents from other services (Plastic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care, and OB/GYN). The Surgical Critical Care Service serves as a consultative service for critically ill patients from the Division of General Surgery and the Department of Surgery. There are three residents (General Surgery PGY1, Anesthesia PGY 1 or 2, EM PGY2) assigned to the Surgical Critical Care Service. Faculty coverage is shared with the anesthesia critical care faculty. The Nutrition support service functions in a similar manner but encompasses the Division of Digestive Diseases as well.
Trauma Fellowship Application
Correspondence to:
C223 Department of
Surgery
University of Kentucky Medical Center
800 Rose
Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0084
859-323-6346 ext.
226
Email: Paul A. Kearney, MD, FACS
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
We offer a two-year vascular surgery fellowship. The first year is a clinical
year divided between our University and VA Medical Centers. This year provides a
broad exposure to the treatment of complex aortic, carotid, and upper and lower
extremity peripheral vascular disease. This training period will focus on
traditional open surgical techniques, but will also include an initial exposure
to catheter-based intervention.
In the second year, the fellow will function as a junior
attending. The prime focus of this year is for advanced training in endovascular
techniques, including endoluminal grafting, carotid, mesenteric, and renal
angioplasty, and peripheral thrombolysis. In addition, the year provides an opportunity
for clinical or basic science research and an in-depth exposure to vascular
laboratory interpretation. It is expected that, upon completion of the
fellowship, trainees will be able to achieve Board certification in Vascular
Surgery and have full credentials in both the open and endovascular treatment of
peripheral vascular disease..
Selection to the fellowship is done through the National Resident Matching
Program. Interested candidates are asked to submit their application through
ERAS. Only applications entered electronically will be accepted. Qualified
applicants will be invited for an interview.
Start date: July 1 End date: June 30. Applications will be reviewed in
January.
Correspondence to:
David Minion, M.D.
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Vascular Surgery
800 Rose St., C217
Lexington, KY 40536-0293
e-mail: djmini@uky.edu
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