Joseph Galante, MD FACS
General Surgery Program Director

Trauma Group
 3000-3500 trauma admits per year
 1500-2000 emergency surgery patients
 80-100 patients in the hospital
 10 Faculty

Research
 Trauma Resuscitation
 Pre hospital Emergency Services
 Graduate Medical Education

Trauma Resuscitation
 Conducting a prospective randomized trail comparing IV fluids in trauma patients
 Embarking on a second trail comparing IV fluids in emergency surgery patients
 Using animal model to assess IV fluids in abdominal washouts

Pre Hospital EMS
 Tactical EMS – Police and SWAT EMS in high risk situations
 Transition of Military Battlefield Technology to Civilian Practice

Graduate Medical Education
 Strategies to educate residents within
ACGME time constraints
 Identification of better training models for general surgeons, military surgeons, and surgical subspecialists

Opportunity
 Projects are just starting
 Builds experience in clinical research
 Exposure to patients, medical records, and clinical activity

Roles
 Time commitments vary
 Chart review to patient interactions
 Work on a project get your name on the paper
 Operating room exposure