An Extensive Array of e-learning Resources

More than 90 lectures, Grand Rounds, Journal Clubs and workshops are made available online each year. Using any web browser, fellows can log in to our secure server (password required) and listen to the complete narrative for each PowerPoint presentation. We currently use TopClass as our online course management system. See sample below:

CCM Core Lectures with Audio

Core Lecture Series in Critical Care:

• Cardiovascular
• Respiratory
• Neuro
• Infectious Diseseases
• Palliative Care
• Cario-Thoracic
• Pitt-Way for standardization of care
• Obstetrics
• Renal
• Trauma

Each Core lecture series includes:

• A complete set of lectures with narration
• Evaluation form for each lecture
• Self-assessment exam with links to references (see below)

  Fully Referenced Exam Questions

  Self-assessment exams contain feedback for each of the questions. In following our evidence based medicine theme, we provide references for most of the questions. If the reference is available online as a full text article, we supply the link:

If the user is connected to the internet through Pitt, the full text of the reference can be instantly displayed:

We are expanding our services to include the distribution of the core lecture series on CD
– view each lecture on any computer without waiting for a download!

Alumni are welcome to obtain online accounts! Contact Jim Rieker riekerjp@ccm.upmc.edu

Curriculum Overview

Fellowships:

Internal Medicine
Critical Care

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Surgical Critical Care

Emergengy Medicine / Critical Care Medicine

Grand Rounds

Staff

Admissions