Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Training Program

Program Description

The fellowship is structured to provide clinical and research experience in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine over three years for all trainees. The first 12 months are devoted almost entirely to clinical experience. The second year is primarily devoted to clinical or basic research under the supervision of one of the faculty. Outpatient clinical activity and 1-2 months of inpatient rotations are also included in the second year. The third year is devoted primarily to Critical Care medicine and continuation of research work begun in the second year.   Rotations in Anesthesia,  PFT/Pulmonary Exercise,  Surgical ICU, Cardiac surgery ICU, CCU are required, as well as electives in Thoracic Surgery.  Lung Transplantation, Chest Radiology and Pulmonary Rehabilitation are available.

Participating Hospital

Georgetown University Hospital is the major teaching center for the fellowship program. GUH is a 300-bed tertiary care facility with a full complement of diagnostic and clinical services. Rotations at Georgetown include experience on the Pulmonary Consultation service on the general medical and surgical floors of the Hospital, the Medical Intensive Care Unit, a 19-bed unit directed by the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, and a Critical Care/Respiratory Therapy Consultation Service in Surgical, Cardiovascular Surgical and Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units. There is a Bronchoscopy suite with fluoroscopic capability. The Division directs the Pulmonary Function and Pulmonary Exercise Laboratory and runs a fully accredited Sleep Disorders Center. The Division also has the responsibility for the medical directorship of the Respiratory Theraphy service and SICU at GUH.

Teaching Experience

In addition to the participation in the conferences outlined above, fellows are intimately involved in resident and medical student teaching. For example, fellows are responsible for informal resident teaching sessions on the clinical service and in the ICU. Fellows also serve as preceptors in lectures given to first- and second-year medical students in the "Introduction to Clinical Science" and "Physical Diagnosis" courses.

National Meetings

The Division will sponsor trips to National meetings for fellows when original work is being presented.