Saint Thomas Hospital
At St. Thomas hospital one first year fellow is paired with a preceptor on a monthly basis. The preceptors, all Board Certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine are members of Vanderbilt Department of Medicine clinical faculty appointments. First year fellows are typically at St. Thomas for three months during the first year.

Pulmonary Critical Care Research Training (Years 2 and 3)
During the second and third years of fellowship trainees, dedicate themselves to individual research projects. During the first month of the second year, each fellow participates in an introduction to research course, which orients them to the laboratory in which basic experimental design and conduct, record keeping, biostatistical analysis, scientific writing and ethical scientific conduct are presented.

Subspecialty Clinics

Fellows have the opportunity to attend subspecialty clinics in Thoracic Oncology, Adult Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Allergy and Pulmonary Hypertension.

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SUBSPECIALTY CLINICS

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MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, and GRAND ROUNDS

About Vanderbilt University Department of Medicine
The Department was established in 1925 following a complete reorganization of the School of Medicine. Physician-scientists have led our program for 80 years. The Department of Medicine has over 516 faculty assigned to 12 traditional divisions and several interdisciplinary research centers. 130 residents and 268 fellows are in training at Vanderbilt.

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