• Trauma only
• Critical Care only
• Trauma & Critical Care
• Acute Care Surgery
• Advanced Practitioner

• Duration: 1 year
• Positions available: 2
• Salary: 77,184 (2024, based upon PGY)
• Program Director: Elizabeth A Steensma, MD FACS

Last updated: December 18, 2024

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The Surgical Critical Care Fellowship offered by Michigan State University and Corewell Health Butterworth is a one- year ACGME accredited program. The fellowship aims to train individuals in a broad range of disciplines essential to care of the critically ill and injured patient, with two fellowship positions per year.

Corewell Health Butterworth is an ACS verified Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center serving a population of over 9 million in West Michigan and beyond. Butterworth Hospital is the 21st largest hospital in the United States with over 150,000 ER visits and 30,000 inpatient surgeries each year. The hospital and trauma center are supported by an extensive EMS system and Airomed flight program. As a tertiary and quaternary referral center, fellows will be exposed to a wide array of clinical care, innovation, and research initiatives.

The 22 bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit serves as the main site of clinical rotations. Fellows will be exposed to an extensive variety of patients including: General Surgery, Trauma and Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries, Burn, Surgical Oncology/Hepatobiliary, Vascular Surgery, ENT Oncology, OB-GYN, and Thoracic patients. Rotations in the Cardiac ICU, including VA and VV ECMO and transplant are also included. Fellows also spend time as the "junior attending" on our busy Trauma and EGS services. Electives in Advanced Airway Management, Surgical Nutrition, Echocardiography, Burn, and Research and Administration are available to enhance the experience. Operative opportunities also exist for those that are interested including Advanced Hernia/Abdominal Reconstruction and Rib Fixation.

Fellows will work with members of the Division of Acute Care Surgery at Corwell Health, including 22 dual board-certified surgical intensivists with diverse clinical backgrounds. The SCC fellow will work with and lead the multidisciplinary surgical critical care team consisting of, and overseeing, residents and medical students. Teaching and educational opportunities are abound. The practice is also supported by Advanced Practice Providers. Education occurs in the form of formal lectures and didactics given by faculty to the fellows, journal club, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, and a significant amount of daily teaching by a dedicated faculty. Opportunities for research and administrative duties including committee memberships are highly encouraged. The Trauma Research Institute supports fellows interested in pursuing research endeavors to help prepare fellows for any career that they should choose.

How to apply

jennifer.bruno@corewellhealth.org

Qualifications: Applicants must complete an ACGME accredited general surgery program and be eligible for the American Board of Surgery examination. Vascular, Plastics, and Neurosurgery residents may also apply. Exceptional residents in their PGY3 year are encouraged to apply.

Please apply through SAFAS.

Program Coordinator:
Jennifer Bruno: jennifer.bruno@corewellhealth.org

Location

100 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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