Clinical Rotations

Rotation Descriptions

The following rotations comprise the typical fellow's clinical experience over the two years of training. The rotations assignments are staggered, with the exception of the research, which is largely contiguous.

Length	Rotation	Description
5 months	Medical Intensive Care Unit	Medical ICU rotation, primary care team for all MICU patients.
2 months	Surgical Intensive Care Unit	Surgical Critical Care/Trauma team rotation, primary care team for Trauma and Surgical CCM patients.
1 month	Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	Rotation with PICU team, the primary care team for all pediatric ICU patients
2 months	OR Anesthesia	Rotations on the Anesthesia service under supervision of an attending anesthesiologist
1 month	Cardiovascular Surgery	Rotation with the Cardiovascular Surgery Service, including pre-op, intra-op and post-op management.
1 month	Neurosurgery	Rotation with the Neurological Surgery Service, including pre-op, intra-op and post-op management.
1 month	Non-invasive Cardiology	Transthoracic echocardiography, experience in performing and interpreting studies
1 month	Nutritional Support Service	Rotation as team member of the Nutritional Support Service, a consult service for the ICUs and med/surg wards
1 month	Bronchoscopy	Rotation with Pulmonary Medicine bronchoscopy service
6 months	Research	Assignment to a mentor for research project, usually in a basic science research laboratory
3 months	Electives/vacation	Burn ICU, GI endoscopy, transfusion medicine, heart transplant service, diagnostic imaging, high-risk OB, or additional ICU rotations