Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Our ACGME accredited Surgical Critical Care Fellowship is a one-year, multi-disciplinary program that provides a robust, broad-based training in the heart of Asheville, NC. Mission Hospital is an accredited Level II Trauma Center that serves as the main tertiary care center for all of Western Northern Carolina, rendering it one of the busiest hospitals in the state. The 20-bed Surgical and Trauma ICU provides exposure to a wide variety of pathologies including severely injured trauma, complex general surgery, surgical oncology, hepatobiliary, vascular, Ob/Gyn, and neuro-critical care patients.
Our Surgical Critical Care fellowship program provides an invaluable, hands-on, educational opportunity to learn from our exceptional faculty, which consists of Trauma and Acute Care Surgeons who are all board certified in Surgical Critical Care. In addition to gaining proficiency in managing critically ill patients, there are also many opportunities to expand teaching skills with residents and medical students, as well as research opportunities and the option to participate in national meetings. Last, but not least, there is access to a world-class simulation lab with structured support.
We look forward to hearing from you and telling you more about our program!
Sincerely,
Courtney Sommer, MD, FACSMAHEC is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive place to work, learn, and receive care. MAHEC does not discriminate on the basis of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, spiritual practice, geography, disability, or age.
This ACGME-accredited fellowship is devoted to broad-based intensive clinical training primarily based in the neuro-trauma ICU (NTICU) at Mission Hospital. The mission of the surgical critical care fellowship program is to provide an educational environment to develop the skills for state-of-the-art support of human physiology under the stress of extreme illness, injury, or surgery; provide compassionate and humanistic care to those individuals with critical surgical illness; and provide an environment for the development of a program optimized for clinical basic scientists who will become leaders in the arena of multidisciplinary critical care medicine.
Surgical critical care fellows will work together with attending physicians, general surgery residents, advanced practice providers, medical students, and other members of the interdisciplinary clinical team. Education and research remains a high priority for all members of the service at all times. Opportunities for participation in clinical research activities and publications will be available throughout the year depending on the fellow's interests. Upon completing the surgical critical care fellowship program, the fellow will be fully qualified to obtain board certification and to enter either private or academic practice in surgical critical care.
| Block 1 | Block 2 | Block 3 | Block 4 | Block 5 | Block 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTICU | CARDS Consults | Renal/Nephro Consults | Anesthesiology | Med-Surg ICU | NTICU |
If you are interested in applying to our program, please submit your application online via SAFAS.
Additionally, MAHEC requires:
MAHEC does not directly sponsor residents or fellows that need a J-1 Sponsorship VISA. Non-U.S. citizen applicants needing visa sponsorship must secure this directory from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). The ECFMG is authorized by the U.S. Department of State to sponsor foreign national physicians for the J-1 Exchange Visitor visa for the purpose of participating in U.S. programs of graduate medical education or training. ECFMG is designated by the U.S. Department of State as a BridgeUSA sponsor for J-1 exchange visitor physicians enrolled in accredited programs of graduate medical education or training, or advanced research programs (involving primarily observation, consultation, teaching, or research). Although many universities and research institutions in the United States are authorized to sponsor exchange visitors as research scholars, ECFMG is the sole sponsor of J-1 physicians in clinical training programs.
Questions regarding VISA Sponsorship should be directed to the GME office at 828-232-2946 or gme@mahec.net.
Kelci Dishner, AS
Camille Apple, MD, FACS
Elaine Chan, MD, FACS
Brant Clatterbuck, MD
Lance Griffin, MD, FACS
Red Hoffman, MD, FACS
Jonas Karlsson, MD, FACS
Tammy Kopelman, MD, FACS
Richard Massen, MD, FACS
Katherine Mastriani, MD, FACS
Nicholas Osevala, MD
Michael Schurr, MD, FACS
William Shillinglaw, DO, FACS
Innokentiy “Kevin” Krupnov, MD
