Program in Trauma

Monday: Trauma Case Conference with Dr. Scalea

A highlight of the STC/SCC fellowship includes this weekly case conference with Dr. Scalea and our trauma surgeons. Each week, the fellows currently rotating on the trauma service informally present an interesting case from their week to discuss with the trauma attendings. The conversation covers all aspects of the patient's presentation, surgical intervention and post-operative care. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from trauma surgery’s greatest physicians.

Tuesday: Critical Care Lecture Series - DC-5

A one-hour multidisciplinary critical care conference with critical care medicine fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center, George Washington University, National Institutes of Health, Washington Hospital Center, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Each week, a national expert lectures on topics relevant to critical care medicine fundamentals, system-based lectures, radiology, pharmacology, and procedural topics.

Wednesday: General Surgery Department & STC Grand Rounds

A one-hour weekly lecture on various surgical (rotating) topics.

  • Research Conference
  • Fellow Grand Rounds
  • Critical Care Case Conference
  • Journal Club

Thursday: Surgical Critical Care Core Lectures

Covering a series of topics in a rotating fashion, each week a different Thursday noon-time conference takes place. Research Conference allows fellows to present their current research projects. Fellow Grand Rounds and Case Conference offer learning and discussion opportunities for fellows and attendings to cover pertinent topics of SCC. Journal Club incorporates both critical care and surgical papers for review and discussion.

Friday: Multidisciplinary Critical Care Conference

A Friday afternoon lecture that is hosted by the CC Medicine Fellowship and is open to all members of the Critical Care discipline at UMSOM. A wide variety of topics are covered including various lectures on mechanical support, massive transfusion, EKG interpretation, DEI, nutrition, and many more.

*Additional didactic opportunities exist with the Division of Cardiac Surgery