Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at ZSFG

Overview

ACGME-accredited surgical critical care year at San Francisco's only Level 1 trauma centre, with rotations at UCSF Parnassus and CPMC, followed by an optional acute care surgery year.

The programme

Focus

Trauma & acute care surgery / surgical critical care

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year (plus optional ACS year)

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

ACGME

Department

UCSF Department of Surgery

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Fully trained board-eligible/certified surgeons who completed an ACGME (or equivalent) general surgery residency

International applicants

Institution policyIMGs eligible if their school is in the World Directory/FAIMER and they hold a valid ECFMG certificate at application; non-US citizens need permanent residence, an appropriate visa or DACA

Visa support

Institution policyUCSF sponsors J-1 (ECFMG) and H-1B (incl. OPT) visas; H-1B/OPT require pre-approval by UCSF OGME; non-ACGME fellowships can take J-1 trainees only if ACGME Non-Standard Training (NST) recognised

Licence requirement

Institution policyCalifornia Postgraduate Training Licence (PTL) from the Medical Board of California required (full CA licence needed once accredited-training thresholds are reached)

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Application with three letters of recommendation and interview day

Funding

Funding

Institution policySalaried on UCSF CIR collective-bargaining scale (rates effective 1 Oct 2025, incl. housing allowance): PGY4 $106,127; PGY5 $109,737; PGY6 $113,149; PGY7 $116,315; PGY8 $121,494; 2026-27 scale under union negotiation

Official sources