Overview
The overall goal of the fellowships in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (CCM) is to provide trainees with the intellectual environment for acquiring the knowledge, skills, clinical judgment, and attitudes that are essential to the practice of pulmonary and/or critical care medicine. Whether you are in a combined fellowship program or focusing only on CCM, both the faculty and the sponsoring institution are fully committed to provide the educational program, resources, and facilities to meet this goal.
OBJECTIVES
1. Acquire the necessary knowledge in pulmonary and critical care medicine to understand specific disease processes, including the principles of molecular biology and genetics, physiology, pathophysiology, and an understanding of effective therapies. In addition, trainees will gain necessary knowledge of the psychosocial aspects of disease and understanding of a wide array of cultural beliefs, with unconditional regard to patient autonomy.
2. Trainees will gain practical experience and develop competence in the management of patients with pulmonary diseases and critical illnesses in different types of intensive care units, inpatient areas, outpatient consultation and ambulatory continuity clinics, through direct patient contact and care responsibilities, and leadership of multi-discipline medical teams. 3. Acquire knowledge and gain practical experience in the necessary skills required by specialists in pulmonary and critical care medicine, including: technical procedures, critical problem solving, time management, team leadership, continuous quality improvement, critical appraisal of the literature and other components of evidence-based medicine, interpersonal communication, collaborative care, and self-directed learning.
3. Develop the maturity and appropriate attitude necessary to function as a professional in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
4. Gain the knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes to function independently as a Pulmonary and/or Critical Care Medicine physician rooted in the six core competencies identified by the ACGME.