The fellowship program is a 52-week curriculum, with 2 hours of organized education time per week. Following is a sample schedule, subject to change.

Orientation

  • How to be an Attending
  • The Undifferentiated Sick Patient
  • Hemodynamics 101

Ventilators

  • Pulmonary Physiology
  • Conventional Ventilator Modes and Ventilator Strategies
  • Unconventional Modes of Ventilation
  • The Crashing Ventilator Patient

Cardiology

  • Septic Shock
  • Hypovolemic Shock
  • Cardiogenic Shock and Cardiac Support Devices
  • ECMO

Pulmonology

  • The Cardiopulmonary Interface
  • ARDS and Status Asthmaticus
  • Massive Hemoptysis
  • Tracheostomies and Airway Devices

Trauma

  • Advanced Trauma Resuscitation
  • Blood Products and Massive Transfusion

Infectious Diseases

  • Antimicrobials in ICU Patients
  • The Critically Sick Immunocompromised Patient
  • Severe and Critical Covid-19, MISC/A

Nephrology

  • AKI/CKD
  • Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Disorders of Sodium

Neurology

  • Sedation of the Critically Sick Patient
  • Coma
  • Delirium Tremens
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Intracranial Hypertension and Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Status Epilepticus

Gastroenterology

  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Severe and Necrotizing Pancreatitis
  • Massive GI Hemorrhage

Burns and Toxicology

  • Burns
  • Enteral Nutrition
  • Resuscitation of the Poisoned Patient

Hematology

  • Thrombocytopenias
  • Leukemic Emergencies
  • Care of the Solid Organ Transplant
  • Care of the Stem Cell Transplant
  • Chemo Complications

Cardiac Arrest

  • Inter-cardiac Arrest Management
  • Post-cardiac Arrest Management

End of Life Care, Palliative Care

Fellows are also required to have scholarly product during the year.