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Schedule: Our yearly schedule is separated into 13 4-week blocks
First year
4 blocks of ICU service
2 blocks of CV- ICU service
1 block catheterization lab
1 block anesthesia
0.5 blocks CV – OR
4.5 blocks
Second year
4 blocks of ICU service
2 blocks of CV- ICU service
7 blocks research
Third year
4 blocks of ICU service
One block is a Junior attending month (call free)
2 blocks of CV- ICU service
7 blocks research
Call Schedule: The intensive care unit is staffed with 3 fellows each day and one PICU fellow at night. ICU attendings are also in house with fellows 24/7. PICU fellows are assigned to 24 hour shifts during all service and research months with the exception of one month during the senior year: one month of call-free time while acting as junior attending. The distribution of calls is as follows:
1st year fellows: 5-6 calls per month
2nd year fellows: 4-5 calls per month
3rd year fellows: approximately 3 calls per month
Divisional and Educational Activities:
Critical Care Fellow Lecture: A Critical Care division faculty member gives a lecture on a variety of topics including respiratory physiology, cardiovascular topics, ECMO, traumatic brain injury, etc. This is a protected fellow lecture.
All Fellow Conference: Hospital wide conference for fellows from all specialties addressing education, research, career guidance, and professionalism.
Grand Rounds: Hospital wide conference
Surgical Conference
General Surgery conference
Cardiothoracic Surgery conference
Division Meeting
Education
Board Review: Questions: Fellows present board questions and we go through them together learning the material and test taking skills.
Journal Club: A journal article is presented by a fellow and discussed as a division
Case Discussion: A patient case is presented by a fellow and teaching points are discussed
Book Club: All the fellows read a chapter of Rogers or Furhrman or articles and we discuss the readings. This is a protected fellow lecture.
Quality Assurance Committee: Multi- disciplinary meeting with nurses, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and social work to discuss quality issues in the PICU and improve quality of care we provide.
Morbidity and Mortality: We discuss and review all the deaths and any issues regarding their deaths. Usually done at the Quality Assurance Committee meetings
