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Sponsoring Entity Information

University of Iowa Health Care
University Based
Iowa City
IA
52242
United States

Contact Person Information

brandee-baker@uiowa.edu
Brandee
Baker
Academic Clinical Program Management Associate
319-353-7227
319-356-8682

Training Opportunity Information

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