Curriculum
The table represents the rotation curriculum for our Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, consisting of 13 four-week blocks per year, including one block designated for vacation.
The rotations in the third year are customized to align with each fellow's specific interests.
| Rotation | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMMC MICU | 2 blocks | 1 block | 1 block |
| UMMC Pulmonary Consults | 2 blocks | - | - |
| UMMC Interventional Pulmonology | 1 block | - | 1 block |
| UMMC Lung Transplant | 1 block | - | - |
| VA MICU/Consults | 2 blocks | - | - |
| Pulmonary Electives | 0.5 block Chest Radiology | 1-2 blocks, including 0.5 block Sleep | 2+ blocks |
| Non-Medical ICU's | 0.5 block CC Ultrasound | - | 2+ blocks |
| Research | - | 9-10 blocks | up to 6 blocks |
| Fellows Pulmonary Clinic (VA) | 1/2 day weekly | 1/2 day every other week | 1/2 day monthly |
| Center for Pulmonary Health Clinic (Midtown) | - | 1/2 day weekly | 1/2 day once or twice weekly |
Conferences
Weekly Conferences
In addition to bedside faculty teaching, our division hosts comprehensive didactic conferences. Weekly conferences include:
Monday – Pulmonary Education (protected afternoons)
- DC-5* pulmonary core curriculum
- Division of PCCSM grand rounds
- Clinical conundrum case conference
- Ambulatory pulmonary curriculum
Tuesday – Critical Care Education
- DC-5* critical care core curriculum
Friday – Critical Care Education
- Multidisciplinary critical care curriculum (journal club, grand rounds and DEI)
- Lectures are posted online on the Maryland CC Project website.
* DC-5 represents a collaborative effort among multiple institutions in the region, offering fellows a comprehensive curriculum over a two-year cycle covering essential board topics. Core conferences, facilitated through this collaboration, tap into regional partnerships to provide fellows access to esteemed educators, enhancing educational opportunities.
Additional Conferences
As an academic institution, there are many additional conferences and lectures that the fellows may attend as their schedules allow. These include the following:
- Interventional pulmonology conference
- Lung transplant conference
- Sleep conference
- Multidisciplinary thoracic oncology tumor board
- Multidisciplinary interstitial lung disease conference
- Medicine grand rounds, including Department of Medicine clinicopathologic conference