International Fellowship Program in Burn Care

Program Description

The department of Plastic and Maxillofacial surgery offers a 12 months-fellowship in burn care. The burn center is one of Sweden’s two national burn centers appointed, by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, for the care of severe burns. Annually approximately 150 patients are admitted to the center and approximately 1400 patients are seen at outpatient visits. The patients are treated in the center from the acute phase via intensive-, intermediate-, and ward care until discharge and subsequent outpatient care including follow-ups, rehabilitation and reconstructive surgery. All ages and all aspects of burn care is handled in the center. The fellowship program is an academic clinical program.

Clinical Exposure

During Burn Care Fellowship there is very close interaction with staff. The fellow will be involved in all aspects of patient care including active participation in intensive-, intermediate-, and ward care, preoperative surgical planning, operative procedures, outpatient clinics, and follow-up, rehabilitation and surgical reconstructions, always under supervision of the medical staff.

The fellow will work in a team of 1-2 junior doctors, 1-2 plastic surgery specialists and 1-2 intensive care physicians and will participate in all aspects of burn care from the acute phase to outpatient follow-ups and reconstructions.

Education and Teaching

A large number of journal clubs, department conferences and one-on-one instructional sessions are an integral part of the Burn Care Fellowship Program. The fellow will actively participate in several multidisciplinary conferences, seminars and rounds at the Uppsala University Hospital.

Literature resources in the libraries of the department, hospital, and Uppsala University are available for the fellow.

Research Opportunities

The fellow is expected be to pursue at least one research project of personal interest, within the field of burn care under supervision of one of the senior consultants and he/ she is encouraged to finalize at least one publication.

Stipend

Accommodation in Uppsala and a stipend for living expenses is provided.

Requirements

The candidate must be specialist in plastic surgery or senior resident in plastic surgery with ambition to pursue a career in burn care and be able to work in a team.

How to apply

The fellowship positions for 2024 are full. Positions for 2025 are available, the deadline to submit the application is December 15th 2024. Submit CV and two letters of recommendation to the fellowship program director Dr.Fredrik Huss.

Contact

Fredrik Huss
fredrik.huss@akademiska.se 

Program Schedule

The training of the fellow in burn care develops according to the following scheme of work:

Monday

7.45 – 8.15 Clinical session, review and planning of today’s activities
8.15 – 8.30 Outpatient rounds
8.30 – 14.30 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery
14.30 – 14.45 Review of today’s achievements
14.45 – 16.30 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery

Tuesday

7.45 – 8.30 Clinical session, review and planning of today’s activities, academic session
8.30 – 8.45 Outpatient rounds
8.45 – 14.30 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery
14.30 – 14.45 Review of today’s achievements
14.45 – 16.15 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery
16.15 – 17:30 Administrative session / Academic session

Wednesday

7.45 – 8.15 Clinical session, review and planning of today’s activities
8.15 – 8.30 Outpatient rounds
8.30  – 14.30 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery
14.30 – 14.45 Review of today’s achievements
14.45 – 16.30 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery

Thursday

7.45 – 8.15 Clinical session, review and planning of today’s activities
8.15 – 8.30 Outpatient rounds
8:30 – 13 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery
13 – 16.30 Research

Friday

7.45  – 8.15 Clinical session, review and planning of today’s activities
8.15  – 8.30 Outpatient rounds
8.30 – 12 Medical rounds, outpatient clinic, surgery
12– 16 Research