American College of Surgeons Wound Care Management Award

July 1, 2008—June 30, 2010

The American College of Surgeons is offering a two-year faculty research award through the generosity of KCI USA, to a general surgeon engaged in a research project addressing wound care management. The purpose of this fellowship will be to acquire knowledge leading to new clinical applications or projects that will provide the medical community with a better understanding of the use of advanced wound healing therapies. The fellowship award is $85,000 per year, with the possibility of an extension for a second year if satisfactory progress is made. Specifically, translational projects such as new methods to mechanically stimulate wound healing, design of clinically applicable skin substitutes, methods to enhance specific, difficult-to-heal wounds related to general or extremity trauma, various soft-tissue injuries, quality limb salvage, or methods to reduce surgical intervention to heal a variety of wounds, are being sought.

General policies covering the granting of the American College of Surgeons Wound Care Management Award are:

• The fellowship is open to Fellows or Associate Fellows of the College who have: (1) completed the chief residency year or accredited fellowship training within the preceding 10 years; and (2) received a fulltime faculty appointment in a department of surgery or a surgical specialty at a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in the United States or by the Committee for Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in Canada. Preference will be given to applicants who directly enter academic surgery following residency or fellowship.
• This award may be used by the recipient for support of his/her research or academic enrichment in any fashion that the recipient deems maximally supportive of his/her investigations. This may include faculty salary replacement, support for clinical research personnel, supplies directly related to the research activity, consumable equipment, and researchrelated travel costs up to $2,000 per year.
• Application for this fellowship may be submitted even if comparable application has been made to organizations such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), or industry sources. If the recipient is offered a scholarship, fellowship, or research career development award from such an agency or organization, it is the responsibility of the recipient to contact the College’s Scholarships Administrator to request approval of the additional award. The Scholarships Committee reserves the right to review potentially overlapping awards and adjust its award accordingly.
• Supporting letters from the head of the department of surgery (or the surgical specialty) and from the mentor supervising the applicant’s research effort must be submitted. This approval would involve a commitment to continuation of the academic position and of facilities for research.
• The applicant must submit a research plan and budget for the two-year period of fellowship, even though continuation of the award for the second year is contingent upon approval by the Scholarships Committee of the College. A final narrative and financial report is also required.
• A minimum of 25 percent of the fellow’s time must be spent in the research proposed in the application.
• The fellow is expected to attend the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in 2010 to meet with the Scholarships Committee and to present a report to the Surgical Forum.

The closing date for receipt of applications is May 1, 2008. Application forms may be obtained upon request from:

SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION
American College of Surgeons
633 N. Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611-3211

or here:

Wound Care Management Brochure (110K PDF)

Wound Care Management Application Form (680K PDF)
[NOTE: The above form can be filled out online before it is printed. HOWEVER, it can only be SAVED if the user has Adobe Acrobat Professional. Those with only Adobe Acrobat Reader can still fill out the form, but will NOT be able to save the file.]

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