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Preparing for Practice in Acute Care Setting
The Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Advanced Practitioner (PA/NP) Fellowship programs prepare the physician assistant or nurse practitioner for practice in the emergency medicine or critical care setting.
In addition to didactic lectures, the PA/NP fellows have the opportunity to become more proficient in the care of the acutely ill patient. The PA/NP fellows receive hands-on clinical experiences preparing them for their role as specialty clinicians in emergency medicine and critical care. These clinical experiences are supported by evidence-based didactic learning taught by experienced clinical faculty.
AP fellows will complete the below rotations for their specialty tracks.
Critical Care Track Rotations
| Rotation | Number of Blocks (each block is four weeks in duration) |
|---|---|
| Medical Critical Care | 4 |
| Surgical Critical Care | 3 |
| Neuro Critical Care | 1 |
| Cardiothoracic Critical Care | 1 |
| Trauma | 1.5 |
| Emergency Medicine | 0.5 |
| Choice (from rotations above) | 1 |
Emergency Medicine Track Rotations
| Rotation | Number of Blocks (each block is four weeks in duration) |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 8 |
| Medical Critical Care | 1 |
| Surgical Critical Care | 1 |
| Neuro Critical Care | 0.5 |
| Cardiothoracic Critical Care | 0.5 |
| Trauma | 1 |
You will receive systematic instruction in:
- Resuscitation of critically ill patients
- Advanced cardiac and trauma resucitation
- Clinical features and physiology of disease states that lead to acute, life-threatening illnesses
- Technical skills involved in monitoring, airway maintenance and mechanical ventilation
- Theory and practical management of invasive and noninvasive monitoring systems
Didactic Components
- Daily ICU teaching rounds
- Critical care core lectures series
- Grand Rounds (Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine)
- Journal Club
- Fellowship Didactic Lectures
Additional Specialized Training
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
- Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS)
- Critical Care Ultrasound Course
- Procedure Workshop (Including but not limited to: Central line, Intubations, Lumbar Punctures, Suturing and Splinting, Tube Thoracostomy, Arterial Line)
- Advanced Airway Workshop
- Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS)
