The Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center is an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited fellowship program designed to train future leaders in surgical critical care, trauma care, acute care surgery, and intensive care medicine. The program provides comprehensive clinical, educational, research, and administrative training to prepare fellows for successful careers as academic surgeons, critical care specialists, educators, and healthcare leaders.
Advanced Training in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery
The fellowship curriculum emphasizes the development of advanced clinical knowledge, technical expertise, and evidence-based decision-making skills required for the care of critically ill and injured patients. Fellows gain extensive experience managing complex surgical, trauma, and intensive care unit (ICU) patients while working alongside a multidisciplinary team of specialists.
The Surgical Critical Care faculty at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center are deeply committed to graduate medical education and have a longstanding tradition of teaching surgical residents and fellows. Faculty provide individualized mentorship and extensive bedside instruction during daily Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) rounds.
Comprehensive Educational Curriculum
Fellows receive more than seven hours of protected educational time each week, in addition to ongoing bedside teaching and clinical instruction. The structured curriculum includes a variety of conferences, lectures, workshops, and case-based learning opportunities focused on critical care medicine, trauma surgery, patient safety, and quality improvement.
Weekly Educational Conferences
Required educational activities include:
- Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
- Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Conference
- Acute Care Surgery Case Conference
- Department of Surgery Trauma Review Conference, featuring collaboration with Emergency Medicine and surgical subspecialty teams
- Multidisciplinary Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Conference
- Dedicated critical care lectures and teaching rounds
Simulation-Based Learning and Professional Development
The fellowship incorporates advanced simulation training through the S.A.I.L. (Simulated Acquisition Innovation Laboratory) Lab, where fellows participate in computer-assisted, full-scale patient simulations to strengthen clinical judgment, procedural skills, crisis resource management, and team communication.
Additional educational opportunities include:
- Surgical Critical Care lecture and workshop series
- Journal clubs and evidence-based medicine discussions
- Research conferences and scholarly mentorship
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Morbidity and mortality reviews
- Medical education and teaching methodology training
- Healthcare administration and leadership development
- Scientific research design and methodology
Research, Quality Improvement, and Academic Opportunities
Fellows are encouraged to pursue academic interests through clinical research, outcomes research, quality improvement projects, educational scholarship, and leadership initiatives. Research, education, and administrative experiences can be tailored to support each fellow's individual career goals and professional development.
Fellowship Positions and Eligibility
The Surgical Critical Care Fellowship offers two fellowship positions annually. Applicants must have successfully completed a minimum of three years of accredited surgical training before the start of the fellowship.
Why Choose the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine?
- ACGME-accredited Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
- High-volume clinical experience at a leading academic medical center
- Comprehensive exposure to trauma surgery, acute care surgery, and critical care medicine
- Dedicated faculty mentorship and individualized career development
- Advanced simulation training through the S.A.I.L. Lab
- Robust research and quality improvement opportunities
- Multidisciplinary educational environment within NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine
This fellowship prepares surgeons to excel in the management of critically ill and injured patients while building the clinical expertise, leadership skills, and academic foundation necessary for careers in surgical critical care and trauma surgery.