• Trauma only
• Critical Care only
• Trauma & Critical Care
• Acute Care Surgery
• Advanced Practitioner
• Burn Surgery

• Duration: 1 year
• Positions available: 2
• Salary: 65,099 - 71,018/annually
• Program Director: Dr. Susan McLean

Last updated: May 16, 2025

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The program includes eight months in the Surgical/Trauma ICU, and two months dedicated to daytime Trauma and Emergency General Surgery. In addition, fellows rotate through a variety of selective services, including Pediatric ICU, Cardiovascular ICU, and Neurosciences ICU. A structured didactic curriculum supports learning through both asynchronous and synchronous activities, delivered weekly during protected educational sessions. Ten surgical intensivists provide clinical and academic support to the SICU/TICU and the surgical critical care fellowship. Texas Tech Health El Paso also features an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program and is in the process of developing a burn program.

Training takes place within an ACS-verified Level I trauma center, serving as the surgical hub for a diverse and expansive region. The catchment area encompasses over 1.5 million people across El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and much of southern and southeastern New Mexico. Due to the proximity of the U.S.-Mexico border, located just three miles from El Paso, the center also receives patients from Mexico. The trauma service consistently manages a high volume of cases, exceeding 3,000 trauma admissions annually for the past three years.

Program started 2025

How to apply

[email protected]

Qualifications: Applicants must have completed, or be on track to complete, an ACGME-accredited five-year General Surgery Residency by August 1, 2025.

Please note: Our institution does not sponsor visas. International medical graduates must obtain ECFMG certification and be eligible for a Texas Physician-in-Training (PIT) permit. The fellowship runs from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026.

Send CV and 3 LOR's to [email protected].
OR
Apply through SAFAS website.

See our page for additional information.
https://elpaso.ttuhsc.edu/som/surgery/Fellowship/default.aspx

Research opportunities

Yes

Location

4800 Alberta Ave.
El Paso, TX 79905

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