Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Program
Program Director: Hiram Rivas-Perez, M.D.
Program Coordinator: Jessica Boston
Phone - 502-852-2840
E-mail - pulmonary_fellowship@louisville.edu
The Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Training Program is a three-year program administered through the University of Louisville School of Medicine and run by the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Disorders Medicine, and is open to all eligible applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.
The program is designed to be in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) to guarantee that all individuals completing the entire three-year program will be eligible for board certification in both Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
GOALS
The goal of the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Training Program is to prepare fellows for a career in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (CCM) by providing extensive clinical training, basic or clinical research experience, and teaching responsibilities. The fellow will develop these skills in an environment of scholarship and inquiry. The graduating fellow will possess the cognitive knowledge, procedural and interpersonal skills, professional attitudes and practical experience required to become a practicing pulmonologist/intensivist.
The successful Pulmonary/CCM academician must possess a broad variety of skills that will be provided by the fellowship training program. Trainees will develop experience and expertise in the diagnosis and management of a diverse spectrum of patients with disorders referable to the disciplines of Pulmonary and CCM.
This experience and expertise will be acquired by the trainee under the supervision of attending faculty through the management of patients in primary care and consultative roles in diverse inpatient and ambulatory settings. The trainee will acquire skills in basic or clinical investigation by conducting research in a structured and supervised environment. These clinical and research experiences will be supplemented by numerous conferences and didactic lectures.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The Fellowship program encompasses 6-12 months of research time and 24-30 months of clinical time. The first year of the fellowship program emphasizes clinical training. The other two years of training emphasize research punctuated with clinical training. All fellows spend a half-day per week in an outpatient pulmonary continuity clinic for a minimum of 24 months of their training. They are only excused from outpatient responsibility during MICU rotations.
Pulm / Crit Lecture Series
You can view some of our lectures online through our blog on Louisville Lectures.
BENEFITS
To view UofL's Graduate Medical Education benefits click here.
HOW TO APPLY
The Pulmonary, Critical Care Fellowship participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NMRP®). Applications are accepted through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®).
Applicants must have successfully completed, or be in final year of, an ACGME accredited residency program in either Internal Medicine or MedPeds.
Passed United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE®) Steps 1, 2, & 3 or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA) equivalent.
Applicants must possess a Kentucky Medical License before the start of the Fellowship.
For More Information
Please contact:
Jessica Boston
Program Coordinator
550 South Jackson Street, A3R40
Louisville, KY 40202
502-852-2840
jessica.boston@louisville.edu