Education

UC Davis Regional Burn Center and Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California

The Burn Surgery Fellowship at UC Davis Regional Burn Center and Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California is led by Tina Palmieri, M.D., Professor and Chief of Burns in the Department of Surgery at UC Davis and Chief of Burns at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California. The program’s intensive and comprehensive curriculum is overseen by Jason Heard, M.D., Burn Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Burn Surgery at both UC Davis and Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California.

Other key members of the Burn Team include Soman Sen, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Burn Surgeon at UC Davis and Shriners, Kathleen Romanowski, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery and Burn Surgeon at UC Davis and Shriners, and Ian Powelson, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Burn and Reconstructive Surgeon at UC Davis and Shriners.

Fellows gain extensive experience in the acute and reconstructive management of adult and pediatric burn patients. Clinical training takes place across both institutions, which jointly serve as the regional adult and pediatric burn centers for Northern California and care for approximately 700-900 inpatient burn admissions annually.

Fellowship Positions Per Year: Three

• One-Year Combined Burn/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (ACGME Accredited) - 2 positions: Eligible for the Surgical Critical Care Board Exam upon completion.
• One-Year Burn Surgery Fellowship (Non ACGME Accredited): Focused on burn surgery, burn research and burn reconstruction; additional training required for critical care board eligibility.

Fellowship Training Includes:

• Acute resuscitation and ICU management of adult and pediatric burn patients
• Surgical management and reconstruction of acute burns
• Multidisciplinary rehabilitation, including nutrition and psychological support
• Reconstructive surgery for burn survivors
• Clinical research: Fellows are expected to complete at least one project and present an abstract at the American Burn Association national meeting

Click here to download application (PDF)

Please return completed application and letters of reference to:

Jason Heard, M.D.
UC Davis Regional Burn Center
2425 Stockton Blvd., Suite 178
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-453-2050
Fax: 916-453-2373
Email: jpheard@ucdavis.edu

The Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) through the American Burn Association provides knowledge for immediate care of the adult and pediatric burn patients in the critical first 24-hours post-injury.  Taught by the staff from Shriners Children’s Northern California and UC Davis Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center, including Attending Surgeons and Burn Center Directors, this seven-hour course is designed for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, first responders, EMR, and medical military personnel. Following a series of lectures, case studies are reviewed in small groups. There is then an opportunity to work with a simulated burn patient to reinforce the assessment, stabilization, and transfer guidelines. Final testing consists of a written exam and a practical simulated patient scenario. 

Course Objectives:

• Describe the magnitude and severity of the burn injury to identify and establish priorities of treatment.
• Assess and stabilize patients with burn injuries during the first critical hours post-injury.
• Manage the airway and support ventilation. Initiate and monitor fluid resuscitation.  Apply correct methods of physiological monitoring.
• Determine appropriate transfer to a burn center. Organize and conduct the interhospital transfer of a seriously injured burn patient.
• Disaster management. 

2025 Course Dates and Locations

• March 11 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 
• April 29 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 
• June 10 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 
• August 26  at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 

2024 Course Dates and Locations

• October 1 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
• March 1 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 
• May 21 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 
• June 21 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 

2023 Course Dates and Locations 

• March 17 at Sierra County Schools for Adults, Loyalton, CA
• April 14 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA
• April 28 at Sierra County Schools for Adults, Loyalton, CA
• June 23 at Renown Health, Reno, NV
• August 4 at Renown Health, Reno, NV
• September 8 at Sierra County Schools for Adults, Loyalton, CA
• October 13 at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Sacramento, CA 

Seven hours of continuing education is available for nurses, physicians, and pre-hospital attendees.

For more information on courses or to request a course in your area please contact Lauren Spink, Course Coordinator at lhspink@ucdavis.edu. Additional information can be found on the American Burn Association website at www.ameriburn.org.