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The Surgical Critical Care Program Director Society (SCCPDS) conducted a survey for graduating SCC Fellows evaluating fellowship choice, ability to obtain a job, and overall satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Graduating SCC Fellows completed a survey regarding fellowship and hospital data, job data, and fellowship satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There were 84 (83.2%) responses for fellowship and hospital data. Sixty-six (78.6%) completed 1-year fellowship, and 18 (21.4%) completed 2-year fellowship. Fifty-six (66.7%) desired a 1-year program, 17 (20.2%) desired a 2-year program, and 11 (13.1%) had no preference. All (100%) were satisfied with the length of their training.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Fifty-seven (56.4%) responded regarding future jobs. Future areas of practice will include trauma (53, 93.0%), emergency general surgery (52, 91.2%), and surgical critical care (57, 100.0%). Additional areas include medical critical care (4, 7.0%), neurocritical care (6, 10.5%), cardiothoracic critical care (4, 7.0%), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (4, 7.0%), burns (9, 15.8%), and elective general surgery (30, 52.6%).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Seventy-four (73.3%) discussed fellowship satisfaction. Most believed that fellowship prepared them well for future careers, with 58 (78.4%) strongly agreeing and 10 (13.5%) agreeing. Nearly 80% of fellows agreed or strongly agreed (40, 54.1% and 19, 25.7%) that they were able to obtain the job of their choice.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>There was no statistically significant association of a second year of training and obtaining the job of their choosing. Fellows were able to get their job of choice regardless of fellowship satisfaction and the 2-year fellowship requirement for some places of employment. There was no association between fellowship or job locations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most fellows were satisfied with fellowship length and content choices. Fellows overall obtained their job of choice. Our study confirms that continued diversity of SCC Fellowship types is important.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:named-content content-type=\"\">L<\/jats:named-content>\n                      <jats:named-content content-type=\"\">evel of evidence<\/jats:named-content>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Level of evidence is Level III.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/tsaco-2025-001967","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,21]],"date-time":"2026-09-21T14:00:25Z","timestamp":1789999225000},"page":"e001967","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["What are surgical critical care fellows doing after graduation? 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