FELLOWSHIP
The Vascular Surgery fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin is a two-year, ACGME accredited program, which follows successful completion of a five-year General Surgery residency. Applicants to the program are matched through the NRMP. Completion of the program will result in eligibility for the American Board of Surgery-Vascular Specialty exam. Training General Surgery residents and students in the basic principles of vascular surgery is also a key aspect of our educational program.
The fellowship encompasses experience in the inpatient, outpatient, and vascular diagnostic laboratories of two affiliates. The first year of the fellowship is spent primarily in basic science research with approximately 10% clinical exposure. An endovascular experience is now standard. An active basic science laboratory is available to the first-year fellows. The second year of the fellowship is entirely clinical with an emphasis on surgical experience.
Fellows participate with the faculty in a structured conference schedule, which includes Morbidity and Mortality Conference and Case Conference. A structured reading list is recommended and a regular review of the progress with the assigned reading is carried out for each fellow. Work is going forward to develop an endovascular research lab, which will be at the VAMC. We expect this facility to be operational in January 2002. We have commitment of significant funding by industry, and ongoing negotiations are being conducted with the VA, the Department of Radiology and Department of Surgery. This laboratory will allow us to develop a state of the art laboratory to begin looking at some of the basic science that is involved in the use, deployment and long-term results of stented grafts. This new laboratory will provide an additional training opportunity to the fellow.
Contact: Gary Seabrook, MD, Program Director Professor and Chief, Vascular Surgery (414) 805-9160