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Program Coordinator, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship Program
Maria-Cristina Wells-Albornoz, MHA, MPH
Phone: 305-585-1191, Option 2, 1
Email: [email protected]

Application Information

Eligibility:
All positions are filled through the SF Match Program. We do not offer out-of-match positions.

How to Apply:
Applications are accepted via the SF Match Program’s Central Application System.

Deadline:
Applications are accepted between October and February. Interviews are conducted between January and April.

Call Schedule

Fellows do not take in-house calls. There is occasional home call, including one weekend call per month for three to four months during the year.

Locations

Jackson Memorial Hospital

1611 N.W. 12th Avenue

Miami, FL 33136

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Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

1201 N.W. 16th Street

Miami, FL 33125

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Program Requirements

Medical Licensing Examination:
All applicants must successfully complete United States Medical Licensing Examination Steps 1, 2 and 3 prior to the start of the program.

Postgraduate Training:
There is postgraduate training required in the form of a successfully completed ACGME-accredited residency program in anesthesiology or emergency medicine. All applicants must be eligible to sit for the American Board of Anesthesiology board exam.

Visas

The J1-Visa: Alien Physician Program, sponsored by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, is the standard visa for residents/fellows who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

For specific program eligibility/qualifications or additional information, please contact:

Lourdes Boet
Hospital Services Supervisor
Physician Services Department

Jackson Health System
1611 N.W. 12 Ave. ACC West L101
Miami, FL 33136-1122
Phone: 305-355-1122
Fax: 305-355-1123
Email: [email protected]

Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship

Mission and Vision

Our goal is to provide the most effective, current and timely care possible to critically ill patient populations. We strive to provide compassionate care taking into consideration both the patient and family.

Mission and Vision

Our goal is to provide the most effective, current and timely care possible to critically ill patient populations. We strive to provide compassionate care taking into consideration both the patient and family.

Program Director’s Welcome

The University of Miami/Jackson Health System Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship is proud to offer one and two-year clinically oriented fellowships. The fellowship program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and takes a multidisciplinary approach to critical care training.

Program Director’s Welcome

The University of Miami/Jackson Health System Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship is proud to offer one and two-year clinically oriented fellowships. The fellowship program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and takes a multidisciplinary approach to critical care training.

Faculty and attending physicians in several nationally recognized teaching hospitals including Jackson Memorial Hospital and UHealth Tower of the University of Miami Health System are dedicated to fostering academic excellence, clinical competence and professional growth in the subspecialty of critical care medicine.

The Critical Care Division within the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management is responsible for providing care at several institutions across the health system where fellows gain exposure to a wide array of pathology and diverse patient populations.

The critical care staff provides the highest quality patient care using the latest evidence-based best practices in an environment that promotes a supportive learning environment for trainees.

– Alexander Fort, MD

Description

The critical care staff provides the highest quality patient care using the latest evidence-based best practices in an environment that promotes a supportive learning environment for trainees.

– Alexander Fort, MD

Fast Facts

Accreditation

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Number of Fellows per Year:

3

Duration of Fellowship?

1 year (Anesthesia pathway); 2 years (Emergency Medicine pathway)

Program Highlights

Two nationally recognized teaching hospitals

70+ ICU beds covered by fellows across teaching sites

3:1 faculty to fellow teaching ratio

Daily formal didactics

Clinical Experience

The Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship Program provides fellows with an extensive array of resources in the form of experienced clinicians, state-of-the-art equipment and advanced pharmacotherapy. The fellows are encouraged and constantly challenged to solve diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas and are evaluated on their ability to appropriately care for critically ill patients in a professional manner using compassionate care.

Fellows will gain vast experience working with critically ill patients in intensive care units which include: Cardiothoracic ICU, Neuroscience ICU, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU and Trauma ICU. Multi-disciplinary training includes elective opportunities in specialties such as Radiology, Transfusion Medicine, Nephrology, and Infectious Disease. Focused teaching in bedside point-of-care echocardiography is extensive and fellows also have the opportunity to train in comprehensive transesophageal echocardiogram.

The fellowship didactic curriculum is combined with the Trauma Critical Care Division in order to enrich the learning experience for both groups of trainees. Didactics consist of weekly lectures or presentations in a number of areas including core critical care topics, journal club, quality and patient safety, and morbidity & mortality. Weekly departmental grand rounds cover both anesthesia and critical care topics. Fellows will be required to partake in scholarly activities such as research projects, abstracts or other published work with individual mentoring from faculty members.

Clinical Experience

The Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship Program provides fellows with an extensive array of resources in the form of experienced clinicians, state-of-the-art equipment and advanced pharmacotherapy. The fellows are encouraged and constantly challenged to solve diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas and are evaluated on their ability to appropriately care for critically ill patients in a professional manner using compassionate care.

Fellows will gain vast experience working with critically ill patients in intensive care units which include: Cardiothoracic ICU, Neuroscience ICU, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU and Trauma ICU. Multi-disciplinary training includes elective opportunities in specialties such as Radiology, Transfusion Medicine, Nephrology, and Infectious Disease. Focused teaching in bedside point-of-care echocardiography is extensive and fellows also have the opportunity to train in comprehensive transesophageal echocardiogram.

The fellowship didactic curriculum is combined with the Trauma Critical Care Division in order to enrich the learning experience for both groups of trainees. Didactics consist of weekly lectures or presentations in a number of areas including core critical care topics, journal club, quality and patient safety, and morbidity & mortality. Weekly departmental grand rounds cover both anesthesia and critical care topics. Fellows will be required to partake in scholarly activities such as research projects, abstracts or other published work with individual mentoring from faculty members.

Your Faculty

Oscar Aljure, MD
Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Miguel A. Cobas, MD
Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Ivet Cordoba Torres, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Alexander C.P. Fort, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Andrea Gabrielli, MD
Chief, Critical Care Officer, Jackson Health System
Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Jack Louro, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Director, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship Program

Elizabeth Mahanna Gabrielli, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Sean Quinn, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Hugo A. Rocha-Mendez, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Richard B. Silverman, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Philip Smith, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Arnaldo Vera-Arroyo, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Richard A. Zack-Guasp, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

Alumni Placements Include:

University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Various private practices across South Florida
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Miami)

Alumni Placements Include:

University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Various private practices across South Florida
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Miami)