International Fellowship program in Burn Care (6 months program)

Program Description

The department of Plastic and Maxillofacial surgery offers 6 months-fellowship in burn care. The burn center is one of Sweden’s two national burn centers appointed, by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, for the care of severe burns. Annually approximately 150 patients are admitted to the center and approximately 1400 patients are seen at outpatient visits. The patients are treated in the center from the acute phase via intensive-, intermediate-, and ward care until discharge and subsequent outpatient care including follow-ups, rehabilitation and reconstructive surgery. All ages and all aspects of burn care is handled in the center. The fellowship program is an academic clinical program.

Clinical Exposure

During Burn Care Fellowship there is very close interaction with staff. The fellow will be involved in all aspects of patient care including active participation in intensive-, intermediate-, and ward care, preoperative surgical planning, operative procedures, outpatient clinics, and follow-up, rehabilitation and surgical reconstructions, always under supervision of the medical staff.

The fellow will work in a team of 1-2 junior doctors, 1-2 plastic surgery specialists and 1-2 intensive care physicians and will participate in all aspects of burn care from the acute phase to outpatient follow-ups and reconstructions.

Education and Teaching

A large number of journal clubs, department conferences and one-on-one instructional sessions are an integral part of the Burn Care Fellowship Program. The fellow will actively participate in several multidisciplinary conferences, seminars and rounds at the Uppsala University Hospital.
Literature resources in the libraries of the department, hospital, and Uppsala University are available for the fellow.

Research Opportunities

The fellow is expected be to pursue at least one research project of personal interest, within the field of burn care under supervision of one of the senior consultants and he/ she is encouraged to finalize at least one publication.

Stipend

Accommodation in Uppsala and a stipend for living expenses is provided.

Requirements

The candidate must be specialist in plastic surgery or senior resident in plastic surgery with ambition to pursue a career in burn care and be able to work in a team. Personal qualities to work in a team and experience in burn care is optimal.
 
2 positions for 2026 are available, the deadline to submit the application is December 1 2025.

Questions

Fredrik Huss, Fredrik Huss, Director of Burn center, E-mail fredrik.huss@akademiska.se 

How to apply

To apply for the fellowship program, click the link below and register your application. After completing the information in the ‘Personal Information’ field, you do not need to fill in all the remaining fields in the form, as it is sufficient to upload the necessary documents as attached files. We prefer PDF files, but we also accept Word documents and JPG images. Click the ‘ladda upp fil’ button, which you will find under the ‘Bilagor’ (attachments) section, to attach your files. 

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