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Admissions Process

All applicants to the Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship at IU School of Medicine apply through the Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Application Service (SAFAS) and select either the one-year track (surgical critical care only) or the two-year track (surgical critical care and acute care surgery).

Upcoming interview dates: 

  • April 28
  • May 16
  • June 3
  • June 27
  • July 8 

The one-year fellowship track interviews residents who have completed a minimum of three years of general surgery training.

The two-year fellowship track only interviews residents who have completed a general surgery residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) prior to starting the fellowship. Individuals pursuing the two-year fellowship pathway must be eligible for a full and unrestricted medical license in the State of Indiana.

Admissions Committee

Applications are reviewed and selected by a committee led by the program director, Michelle Laughlin, MD, and associate program directors, Bryan Carr, MD and Andrew Drahos, MD.

program director
12983-Laughlin, Michelle

Michelle R. Laughlin, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

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Associate Program Director
39854-Drahos, Andrew

Andrew Drahos, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

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Associate Program Director
16676-Carr, Bryan

Bryan W. Carr, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

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Application Materials

Applications for both pathways should include:

  • Photo
  • SAFAS application form
  • Updated CV
  • Personal statement
  • United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores (Step 1, 2 and 3 must be completed)
  • All American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) scores

Further information about the fellowship can be obtained by contacting the fellowship coordinator, Vara Bonnell. Email communication is preferred.