EM/Trauma Surgery residency

[stoic]

Are there programs of this nature offered anywhere? Or do doctors who do this complete a surgery residency and then take jobs as ER docs? I wonder because I've heard of physicians being board certified in both fields.

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[kimberlicox]

Hi...

Trauma is a fellowship, often completed after a General Surgery or EM residencies. Thus, practitioners would be double boarded (I think there's a Trauma Board now). Some Trauma surgeons have completed Critical Care residencies or fellowships.

For more info:

http://www.aast.org

http://www.trauma.org/resources/fellowships/fellowships.html

http://www.ama-assn.org/freida