Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Los Angeles Medical Center - Curriculum
The Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellowship training spans over 36 months, with at least 28 required clinical rotations, of which 11 are ICU-based, while another 11 are pulmonary-based, with the remaining 6 being procedure/physiology-focused. There is time built-in for elective experiences as well as research. The fellows will spend approximately 70% of their clinical time at LAMC, the primary training site. The remaining time will be spent at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC).
Clinical Rotations:
LAMC Rotations:
- Medical ICU
- Pulmonary Consult
- Bronchoscopy/Respiratory Physiology
- Ambulatory Pulmonary Medicine (including Transplant, PH, CF, Sleep and ALS clinics)
- Neuro ICU
- Cardiothoracic ICU
CSMC Rotations:
- Medical ICU
- Pulmonary Consult/Pulmonary Vascular Disease
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Transplant
Other Rotations:
- Electives (Chest Radiology, Cardiac Echocardiography, Anesthesia, Thoracic Surgery, Palliative Care, Allergy Medicine, Sleep Medicine)
- Research
- Simulation Training
Conference:
The fellowship conducts following regularly-scheduled conferences:
- Didactic lectures in pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine topics, weekly
- Thoracic Tumor Board, weekly
- Chest Conference, weekly
- PCCM Journal Club, monthly
- Allergy-Pulmonary Conference, monthly
- Physiology conference, monthly
- IM/CCM Case Conference, monthly
- Pathology Conference, monthly
- Morbidity and mortality conference, monthly
- Neuro-Critical Care Journal Club, bimonthly
- Research Conference, quarterly
- Board Review, monthly
Expected Procedural Competency:
- Bronchoscopy (including EBUS, navigational bronchoscopy, transbronchial/endobronchial biopsy, laser surgery, balloon dilatation and airway stent placement)
- Thoracentesis and chest tube placement (including indwelling pleural catheters)
- Dilatational tracheostomy
- Endotracheal intubation
- Central line insertions (including hemodialysis catheters)