| Emergency Medicine
Critical Care Fellowship
Program Director | Scott R. Gunn, MD
This multidisciplinary critical care
training program is open to and actively seeking individuals who
have completed a three- or four-year residency program in emergency
medicine and are ABEM eligible or certified. Since formal certification
in critical care medicine is not currently available to US emergency
medicine trained fellows, a flexible program has been designed to
meet the needs of the individual fellow. Candidates may enroll in
either a one or two-year fellowship. However, we currently recommend
a two-year fellowship for emergency medicine trainees.
First Year Curriculum
The first year of the fellowship will expose the fellow to the full
range of critically ill patients. The rotations are approximately
two-thirds surgical critical care (cardiothoracic ICU, neurosurgical
ICU, trauma ICU, general surgical ICU and transplant ICU) and one-third
medical critical care (medical ICU, cardiac care ICU). In addition,
rotations in specialized ICUs may include the burn ICU, and obstetric
ICU. Fellows will take in-house night call in most ICUs every third
to fourth night. The responsibilities of the fellow in each unit
will include all aspects of patient care. During most rotations,
fellows will be responsible for responding to in-house cardiac arrests.
Second Year Curriculum
During the second year, the fellow will be able to chose from a
variety of training options including bench research, an active
clinical research training program, ICU administration, critical
care ethics or additional clinical training in specialized areas
such as renal replacement therapy, trans-esophageal echocardiography
or bronchoscopy. In addition, fellows may combine research and clinical
experiences in a variety of ways to meet their individual career
goals. Individualized curricula will be developed with your faculty
mentor. Involvement with the University of Pittsburgh affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency is encouraged.
See
Sample Rotation Schedule
Benefits Summary
Goals and Objectives
FAQ's about emergency
medicine and critical care from the American
College of Emergency Physicians Section on Critical Care
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