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Description:

This Fellowship is a one year clinical fellowship that focuses on Foregut Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, and Hernia Surgery.  This includes balanced training on both the laparoscopic and robotic platfoms.  

The program is based at the University of Tenneesee Graduate School of Medicine located in Knoxville, Tennessee.  The fellowship is hosted by the Department of Surgery and is complimentary to the General Surgery Residency Program, which gradutes 6 chiefs annually.  The UT GSM is a distinct program separate from UT surgery programs at Memphis and Chattanooga. All of the fellowship program experience takes place at the flagship University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, adjacent to the main campus of the University of Tennessee.

This program provides the unique opportunity for both advanced laparoscopic and robotic clinical training for bariatric and general surgery procedures. Additionally, the fellow is directly involved in the developement and implimentation of robotics educational curriculum for general surgical residents.  Our clinical and educational opportunities allow for eligibility for both SAGES and ASMBS certification. An additional benefit to our fellowship is that we provide a true transition to practice model. Our fellow takes attending general surgery call three times a month. They also have their own clinic where they see post op patients and new patients allowing them to book their own cases. The balance of clinical and educational opportunies makes this innovative fellowship unique amoungst its peers.

Basic Program Information:

• Location: Tennessee, Knoxville
• Primary Program Site: University of Tennessee Medical Center
• Primary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: Total bed size is 685, 36 OR's, & 71 Surgical ICU beds
• Secondary Program Site: None
• Secondary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds:
• Clinic locations and schedule:

  University Surgeons Associates clinical office is located at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

  University Surgeons Associates

  1934 Alcoa Hwy

  Building D, Suite 285

  Knoxville, TN 37920

• University Affiliation: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
• School of Medicine Affiliation: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Year Program Established: 2014
• Number of Faculty: 5
• % of Program Clinical: 80
• % of Program Research: 20

Additional Program Information:

• Interaction with Residents: Do not share cases with residents
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Primary Institution? Yes
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Secondary Institution? No
• Is there a curriculum in place for fellowship? Yes
• Is there a skills lab at the institution with fellow access? Yes
• Are there teaching conferences available for the fellow? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for fellow by faculty in place? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for faculty by fellow in place? Yes
• Papers Accepted For Publication where PD was an author: 8
• Publications that Involved Input from the Fellow: 4

Malpractice Insurance Information:

• The fellow(s) is also required to have attending privileges (insurance coverage must also include all activities for their work while they act as a fellow and an attending) and the program provides the following:
  
  Claims-based malpractice coverage including a tail for the statute of limitations

Contact Information For Questions:

Patty Hamilton
Phone: 865-305-9006
Fax:
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://gsm.utmck.edu/surgery/bariatric/main.cfm

Facilities

Dry Lab
Wet lab
Library
Administrative Support
Basic Science Research
Clinical Research
Simulation Lab