Surgicalcriticalcare.net is an online, interactive, educational resource based at the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship program at Orlando Regional Medical Center. It is open to any physician, medical student, or allied healthcare provider interested in the discipline of Surgical Critical Care.

Why Surgical Critical Care? Today, an increasing proportion of patient care and hospital resources revolves around the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Intensivist-led models of ICU care have been shown to improve patient outcome while simultaneously reducing costs. Hospitals and universities nationwide are now recruiting well-trained surgical intensivists to direct such care. As a result, the Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery Fellowships at Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) focus not only on the clinical practice of intensive care, but also on ICU administration, quality improvement, and resource utilization. Our didactic program emphasizes multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art patient care, clinical research, evidence-based medicine guideline development, cost-containment, and database-driven process improvement. This comprehensive approach to patient care, academic productivity, and ICU administration ensures that our graduates are well prepared to effectively lead an ICU program. For further information on fellowship opportunities, click on the "About ORMC" and "Fellowship Information" buttons to the left.

RESOURCES AT SURGICALCRITICALCARE.NET...

ICU ROTATION ORIENTATION
A description of the Surgical Critical Care ICU rotation at Orlando Regional Medical Center including an orientation to the ICU and the pre- and post-rotation tests.

SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE LECTURE SERIES
A series of lectures addressing the foundational principles of intensive care and management of the critically ill surgical patient. A handout is available for each lecture as are the Powerpoint slides.

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE GUIDELINES
A collection of best practice guidelines based upon the most recent medical literature. These guidelines are reviewed and updated on a regular basis. Can be downloaded and adapted for use in your intensive care unit. Please contact the webmaster with questions or suggestions.

USEFUL RESOURCES
Important information for those residents and students rotating on the Surgical Critical Care rotation as well as a series of useful reference materials and documents.

RESEARCH FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
A listing of all publications from the faculty of the Department of Surgical Education over the past decade.

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO STATISTICS
A series of concise and easy to understand chapters from the monograph 'A Practical Guide to Statistics'.

ABOUT ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (ORMC)
Information on Orlando Regional Medical Center, the Surgical Critical Care & Trauma Surgery Fellowships, the General Surgery residency program, and Medical Student Clerkships.

FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION
A description of the one-year ACGME-accredited Surgical Critical Care Fellowship and two-year Combined Surgical Critical Care / Trauma Surgery Fellowship at Orlando Regional Medical Center.

FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION
Submit an application online for either the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship or Combined Surgical Critical Care / Trauma Surgery Fellowship at Orlando Regional Medical Center.

FELLOW EVALUATION
Online 360 degree evaluation of current Surgical Critical Care fellows. Password-protected - available to ORMC ICU nurses and respiratory therapists only.

FOR FELLOW'S ONLY
Administrative and educational resources for current & past fellows and faculty. Password-protected.