ACUTE CARE SURGERY FELLOWSHIP GRADUATES' PRACTICE PATTERNS: THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS AN ASSET.

Summary: Over the past decade, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Acute Care Surgery (ACS) fellowship program has matured to 20 verified programs. As part of an ongoing curricular evaluation, we queried the current practice patterns of the graduates of ACS fellowship programs regarding their view on their ACS training. Surveys were submitted by 56 of 77 graduates for a completion rate of 73%. While 93% of graduates practice in urban/suburban areas, there was a mixture of University, University-affiliated, and community institutions and an almost even division of level I and II designation. Graduates demonstrate ongoing use of their acquired advanced operative training, particularly in vascular and thoracic surgery. The majority of ACS fellowship graduates were practicing ACS and felt fellowship training was valuable in their career path and that they would recommend it to others. (C) 2016 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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