“…2,12 With a need for emergency services at an all time high, the fields of trauma and surgical critical care are particularly affected; however, these clinical fields have attracted a decreasing percentage of trainees based on the number of positions unfilled during the past 15 years. 2,3,13 Reasons for this lack of interest frequently cited by residents and practicing surgeons alike include the perception that trauma is a nonoperative field, has an uncontrollable lifestyle, and has poor reimbursement as well as an increased medicolegal risk. 5Y7 Of interest, Cohn et al 2 reported that the field of trauma surgery was expected to have 1,500 unfilled physician positions by this year.…”