| Internal
Medicine Critical Care
Program Director | Paul Leeds Rogers,
MD
This Critical Care training program
is open to individuals who have completed medical subspecialty
training or a three-year residency in Internal Medicine and are
ABIM eligible or certified. A flexible program has been designed
to meet the needs of the individual fellow and the ABIM requirements
for CC certification. Candidates may enroll in either a two-year
fellowship or, for those who have previously completed a fellowship
in another medical subspecialty, a single year of CC training.
First Year Curriculum
The single-year fellowship and the first year of the two-year fellowship
are designed to expose the trainee to the full range of critically
ill patients. The year includes rotations in general medical and
surgical ICUs, the cardiothoracic surgery ICU, the neurosurgical
ICU, trauma/general surgery ICU, and transplantation ICUs. Rotations
in specialized ICUs may include the cardiac care unit, burn unit,
and obstetric ICU. In addition, an OR/Anesthesiology rotation offers
special training in airway management, including different types
of tracheal intubation. Fellows take in-house night call in some
ICUs every three to four nights. The responsibilities of the CC
trainee in each ICU include all aspects of patient care. At some
hospitals, participation in the CPR and trauma teams is the responsibility
of the CC physician on call.
Second Year Curriculum
A limited number of second-year positions are available for those
who have not previously completed another medical subspecialty fellowship.
Opportunities for participation in laboratory research, clinical
investigation, ICU administration, critical care ethics, and additional
clinical training are available. Second-year fellows may combine
research and clinical experiences in a variety of ways to meet their
individual career goals. Individualized curricula in several subspecialty
areas of CC may also be developed.
Research time is also available to second-year fellows entering
specialized research tracks. These latter positions are designed
to familiarize the fellow with scientific methods in basic or clinical
research and to provide insight into sophisticated techniques and
innovative ideas that will enable him or her to contribute to the
future scientific progress of critical care medicine.
Benefits
Summary
Goals and Objectives
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Sample Rotation Schedule |
