Burn Reconstruction
Wound Healing
Clinical
Currently
recruiting
for
2026-2027
academic
year.
Our
fellowship
is
accredited
by
the
American
Burn
Assocation
(ABA.)
The
burn
fellowship
at
University
of
Iowa
Health
Care
provides
an
exceptional
opportunity
for
an
in-depth
experience
in
the
management
of
the
entire
spectrum
of
care
surrounding
burns,
complex
wounds
in
a
critical
care
setting.
UI
Health
Care
is
Iowa’s
only
comprehensive
burn
center,
with
pediatric
and
adult
burn
and
wound
admissions
averaging
500
annually.
Our
burn
treatment
center
has
been
verified
by
the
American
Burn
Association
since
1996,
and
the
hospital
has
been
designated
by
the
American
College
of
Surgeons
as
a
Level
1
Trauma
Center
for
both
adult
and
pediatric
patients.
Many
of
our
past
fellows
have
combined
the
one-year
burn
fellowship
with
an
additional
one-year
surgical
critical
care
fellowship.
This
comprehensive
program
offering
provides
our
fellows
with
the
training
to
sit
for
the
American
Board
of
Surgery
Examination
in
Surgical
Critical
Care.
Here
are
our
program
qualifications
For
the
burn
fellowship
•
Two
years
of
an
ACGME-accredited
general
or
plastic
surgery
residency.
•
We
also
encourage
international
graduates
with
general
or
plastic
surgical
training
to
apply.
Those
with
additional
US
training
will
be
prioritized.
For
the
surgical
care
fellowship
(optional
second
year
if
qualifications
are
met)
•
Three
years
of
an
ACGME-accredited
procedure-oriented
residency,
such
as
in
one
of
these
disciplines—General
Surgery,
Surgical
Subspecialties,
Anesthesia,
Obstetrics
and
Gynecology.
In
addition,
candidates
are
expected
to
be
certifiable
(or
already
be
certified)
by
the
American
board
of
their
specialty.
Here
are
our
further
considerations
for
the
burn
fellowship:
•
Ideal
burn
fellowship
candidates
will
have
completed
or
be
near
completion
of
an
ACGME
General
Surgery
or
Plastic
Surgery
residency
and
be
eligible
for
certification
by
the
American
Board
of
Surgery.
•
Applicants
interested
in
stepping
out
of
their
general
surgery
or
plastics
residency
are
reviewed
on
an
individual
basis,
and
must
have
completed
at
least
two
years
of
residency.
•
We
evaluate
international
graduates
on
an
individual
basis.
ECFMG
certified
individuals
with
J-1
and
H1b
visas
are
encouraged
to
apply.
One
year
Burn
Fellowship
Position
with
an
optional
second
year
Surgical
Critical
Care
Fellowship
(or
vice-versa),
in
our
ABA
Verified
Burn
Center
at
the
University
of
Iowa
Level
One
Trauma
Center
Hospital;
400-500
annual
burn
and
wound
patient
admissions
and
>
2000
outpatient
visits.
The
University
of
Iowa
Health
Care
seeks
surgical
residents
or
board
eligible
surgical
graduates
for
a
one-year
BURN
FELLOWSHIP
with
option
second
year
as
the
Surgical
Critical
Care
Fellow.
With
burn
admissions
around
300
annually,
the
trainee
will
acquire
in-depth
experience
in
the
management
of
the
entire
spectrum
of
burn,
complex
wound,
and
critical
care
in
the
setting
of
a
tertiary
university
teaching
hospital.
Educational
opportunities
include
resident
education
hours,
fellow
education
hours,
journal
clubs
and
morbidity
and
mortality
conferences.
Additionally,
the
trainee
will
be
expected
to
participate
in
our
burn
unit
council
and
performance
improvement
meetings
in
order
to
gain
a
more
complete
understanding
of
administration.
The
trainee
is
expected
to
participate
in
guided
research
and
usually
presents
their
work
at
a
national
meeting.
Upon
completion
of
the
one-year
Burn
Fellowship,
the
trainee,
if
they
meet
the
ACGME
accredited
Surgical
Critical
Care
Fellowship
requirements,
can
complete
a
second
year
as
the
critical
care
fellow
in
the
Surgical
Critical
Care
Fellowship.
This
will
allow
the
trainee
to
sit
for
the
American
Board
of
Surgery
Examination
in
Surgical
Critical
Care.
The
University
of
Iowa
Health
Care
is
a
tertiary
medical
center
that
includes
a
Burn
Center
which
has
been
verified
by
the
ABA/ACS
and
as
an
American
College
of
Surgeons
Level
1
Trauma
Center.
Samuel Jones , MD, FACS
7-12 Months
7/1/2026
6/30/2027
Yes
$84100
970
No
7/31/2025
Domestic or International Applicants
ECFMG certification required for international graduates
In Plastic Surgey Residency/Training Program, In Active Practice, Other
American Burn Assocation Accredited Fellowship