Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in the Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion Surgical Critical Care Fellowship!
Message from Leadership
We offer a robust Surgical Critical Care training experience. Our Core Faculty consists of eight board certified General Surgery and SCC Acute Care Surgeons and an Emergency Medicine/SCC physician. With our strong SCC presence within the Department of Surgery, we deliver a broad SCC educational program. We have collaborative relationships with the Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, and Medical Critical Care programs. We provide multiple multidisciplinary and interdepartmental didactic sessions to assist our SCC Fellows in preparation for their future practice. In addition we heavily emphasize our ability to mentor all of our SCC Fellows in development of professional skills and provide assistance in job searches. Our SCC Fellow Graduates have found careers in a multitude of practice types, ranging from community based programs to academic Level 1 trauma centers.
I am very proud of the SCC experience we offer. Please contact me with additional questions as needed. Thank you for your interest in our program!
About Us
- Our Hospital
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH), a full-service tertiary/quaternary care academic health center located in Roanoke, Virginia, is the flagship institution of Carilion Clinic. The Surgical Critical Care (SCC) Fellowship program is supported by a longstanding ACGME-accredited General Surgery Residency program that graduates five categorical positions per year. CRMH is the main teaching hospital for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. CRMH is a Level I Trauma Center verified by ACS and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our hospital fosters robust academic programming while keeping foremost Carilion Clinic's mission of providing excellent care to its community. A large and growing critically ill surgical patient population is captured through a large catchment area exceeding 1.2 million people, the busiest Emergency Department in Virginia, a mature Level I Trauma Center, an experienced Emergency General Surgery service, a multitude of diverse surgical subspecialties, and an ECMO program. The SCC Fellowship program has excellent collaboration with the Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, and Medical Critical Care programs for both patient care and postgraduate education.
- Mission, Goals & Strengths
The primary mission of the Virginia Tech Carilion SCC Fellowship is to provide Fellows with the training to become leaders in Surgical Critical Care through an intensive mentored clinical experience, didactic and Socratic educational programs, and development of academic, administrative, and educational skill sets. Fellows will attain knowledge and expertise to satisfy the six core competencies outlined by the ACGME and obtain a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care. Upon graduation our Fellows will manage complex trauma, critically ill, and emergency general surgery patients. They will be well equipped to be academically and administratively successful in their careers.
- Program Size
2 Fellows per academic year
Virginia Tech Partnership
Residents and fellows work closely with the students, medical educators, and research scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. This partnership leverages Virginia Tech’s world-class strength in basic sciences, bioinformatics and engineering with Carilion Clinic’s highly experienced medical staff and rich history in graduate medical education.
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