Program Overview

In Pulmonary and Critical Care training programs, MD trainees participate predominantly in patient care during the first year. In the second and third years, fellows receive intensive training in clinical and basic biomedical research under the guidance of a primary preceptor. Clinical training during 2nd and 3rd years occurs during ICU rotations and continuity and specialty clinics. Additional research training years are available for qualified candidates. Throughout the Fellowship, outpatient continuity clinics provide ambulatory experience, and numerous conferences provide a formal didactic experience.

In addition, an extensive program of clinical research spanning the spectrum from clinical epidemiology to design and conduct of large international clinical trails is active. Other exciting opportunities include the Masters Program in Public Health, and a Masters of Clinical Investigation Program in which trainees have an opportunity to learn the skills of clinical epidemiology and trial design and conduct while earning a Master's Degree.
Fellowship Training Program

Pulmonary-Critical Care Clinical Training (Year 1)

Clinical training is fully integrated in that each component offers an experience which uniquely contributes to the trainee's education. Fellows participate in inpatient and outpatient care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA Hospital), and a private affiliated institution, Saint Thomas Hospital. Each of these institutions commits itself to providing the best patient care possible while serving as a source of excellent teaching and ongoing clinical research. While multiple faculty members remain continuously available for supervision and consultation, the fellow is clearly a leader and teacher on the clinical service, particularly with regard to the house staff and medical students.

Clinical Fellowship Inpatient Rotations (Year 1)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Two fellows staff this 553-bed inpatient facility under the supervision of two attending physicians from the full-time board Certified Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division faculty. A first-year fellow sees consultations from all services with the attending.

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center:
The 475-bed V.A. hospital, adjacent to Vanderbilt Medical Center, is a general hospital and referral center serving a large portion of the Mid-South.