APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN FOR 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR!! The Acute Care Surgery Fellowship program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) is a one-year, non-accredited program that provides the opportunity for an in-depth focus on the nuances of trauma, emergency surgery and advanced operative experience. The ACS Fellow will have a broad exposure to both trauma and emergency general surgery services, with an opportunity for additional sub-specialty experiences on an individual basis (i.e. burn surgery). The ACS Fellowship program incorporates the fellow into a junior faculty role and provides graduated autonomy, allowing the develpment and fine tuning of surgical skills and decision making. 

Acute Care Surgery fellows will attend weekly Department of Surgery Grand Rounds/Department M&M, weekly trauma and EGS conferences, monthly multidisciplinary trauma conferences, and participate in the trauma performance improvement and patient safety committee meetings. 

Fellows work closely with every member in Acute Care Surgery division and will take overnight call 3-4 times per month with backup attending surgeon always available. There will be regular meetings between the Program Director and the fellow, and the Program Director will share informal feedback during these times including feedback from other division attendings. 

Applicants are required to have completed 5 years of a General Surgery residency prior to the start of the fellowship, must be certified by the American Board of Surgery or eligible to be certified by the American Board of Surgery. American Osteopathic Board of Surgery eligibility and/or certification is also acceptable. No visas are offered at this time. A full Iowa license will be required on the fellowship start date, however, is not required at the time of application. Candidates who strongly demonstrate an aptitude and commitment to an academic career in Acute Care Surgery will be prioritized.

Applications can be emailed to tara-maurer@uiowa.edu or annika-storey@uiowa.edu and must include:

• Attached application form Application Form 25-26.docx
• Current curriculum vitae
• Personal Statement
• 3 Letters of Recommendation

Chosen fellow will have a start date of July 1, 2025 or August 1, 2025

 

                                                                             

Annika Storey, DO, FAOS                                                               Martha Godfrey, MD

Program Director, Acute Care Surgery Fellowship

                                                                         

Patrick McGonagill, MD, FACS                                               Alexander Kurjatko, MD

                                                                      

Dionne Skeete, MD, FACS                                                       Kristin Sihler, MD, FACS

Director, Division of Acute Care Surgery

                                                                  

Daniel Kohn, DO                                                                    Luis Garcia, MD, FACS

                                                                

Kevin Huang, MD, FACS                                                     Tara Maurer, Program Coordinator