Applications for fellowship beginning August 1, 2025 is now open and the deadline for application submission is May 31, 2024.
For the 2025 match, applicants must use the Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Application Service (SAFAS) which was developed by the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society.
All suitable applicants will be invited to interview (virtually), where they will meet with individual faculty members, participate in our teaching program and interact with our current fellows.
Contact Information
Contact the Program Administrator,
Kim Moore at kim.moore-hosendorf@pennmedicine.upenn.edu with questions or for additional information.
The NRMP Match Program
The 2025 "Match Season" (Fellows matriculating in August 1, 2025) officially begins in June 2024 with interviews of prospective applicants to our programs occurring July and August (Wednesdays). Scheduling of interviews will begin in mid to late May. Rank order lists, registration and Match date information can be found at the National Resident Match Program (NRMP).
Duration and Scope of Training
2 year Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
- Year One: our traditional critical care year, fulfilling all of the requirements of the American Board of Surgery. Rotations in our surgical ICUs is complimented by rotations in the neuro, cardiac, and medical ICUs as well. Extensive, fellow-level, didactic sessions abound. Two months on the trauma service are also included.
- Year Two: a graduated trauma and acute care surgery experience where fellows progressively manage the service, the trauma bay, and the OR. Part way through this year, fellows become “Fellows in Exception” where they are granted attending privileges. This experience allows fellows to hone their skills with autonomy while still fully supported as needed by the full faculty.
2 year Emergency Medicine Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (ABS approved)
We recognize candidates may also be considering training pathways through anesthesia and medicine, all of which have different match dates. Please know that although we 100% participate in the match, we are willing to have very “serious” conversations around candidacy throughout the academic year that will hopefully allow candidates to make an informed decision around which pathway to match into.
- Year One: Rotations in general surgery to fulfill the American Board of Surgery’s general surgery training experience. Rotations include emergency general surgery, thoracic, transplant, vascular, and GI surgery to name a few.
- Year Two: the traditional critical care year as described above.
1 year Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
- Year One: the traditional critical care year as described above.
Other Fellow Opportunities
- Instructor training for ATLS
- Access to Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM)
- Access to Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET)
- Access to Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS)
- Access to Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness (DMEP)
- Vast Certificate programs from the University of Pennsylvania
- Collaborations within the greater University community
- Options for advanced degrees such as MPH and MSCE