Curriculum
Our fellowship in critical care medicine offers a rigorous and immersive training experience designed for physicians who are passionate about caring for the most critically ill patients.
As a subspecialty of internal medicine, critical care focuses on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of life-threatening complications in patients requiring intensive monitoring and advanced organ support.
Core Rotations Over 24 Months
The two-year fellowship includes a diverse range of high-acuity clinical experiences, including:
- Medical intensive care
- Medical intensive care procedures
- Medical intensive care night medicine
- Neurological intensive care
- Surgical and post trauma intensive care
- Cardiovascular intensive care
- Airway management
- Point of care ultrasound
- Echocardiography
Customized Learning through Specialty Rotations
Fellows will also have an opportunity to complete customized specialty rotations including anesthesia, infectious disease, nephrology, and palliative care. Additional educational opportunities will be created as needed to augment fellows’ specific interests and educational needs.
Sample Fellow Schedule, Year 1
| Block | Rotation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation/Medical ICU Procedures |
| 2 | Medical ICU |
| 3 | Elective/Vacation |
| 4 | Medical ICU |
| 5 | Surgical/Trauma ICU |
| 6 | Medical ICU |
| 7 | Echo/Ultrasound/Airway Management/POCUS |
| 8 | Elective/Vacation |
| 9 | Medical ICU Nights |
| 10 | Neuro ICU |
| 11 | Elective/Vacation |
| 12 | Cardiovascular ICU |
Sample Fellow Schedule, Year 2
| Block | Rotation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Medical ICU |
| 2 | Elective/Vacation |
| 3 | Medical ICU |
| 4 | Surgical/Trauma ICU |
| 5 | Medical ICU Nights |
| 6 | Cardiovascular ICU |
| 7 | Palliative Medicine/Conference |
| 8 | Elective/Vacation |
| 9 | Medical ICU |
| 10 | Neuro ICU |
| 11 | Elective/Vacation |
| 12 | Elective/Vacation |