Description

The program includes eight months in the Surgical/Trauma ICU, and two months dedicated to daytime Trauma and Emergency General Surgery.  In addition, fellows rotate through a variety of selective services, including Pediatric ICU, Cardiovascular ICU, and Neurosciences ICU.  A structured didactic curriculum supports learning through both asynchronous and synchronous activities, delivered weekly during protected educational sessions.  Ten surgical intensivists provide clinical and academic support to the SICU/TICU and the surgical critical care fellowship.  Texas Tech Health El Paso also features an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program and is developing a burn program.

Training takes place with an ACS-verified Level 1 trauma center, serving as the surgical hub for a diverse and expansive region.  The catchment area encompasses over 1.5 million people across El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and much of southern and southeastern New Mexico.  The trauma service consistently manages a high volume of cases, exceeding 3.000 trauma admissions annually for the past seven years. 

Requirements

Applicants must have completed, or be on track to complete, an ACGME-accredited five-year General Surgery Residency by August 1, 2026.

Please note:  Our institution does not sponsor visas, and the department does not accept J-1 Visa applicants.  The fellowship runs from August 1, 2026 through July 31,2027.