Program Overview

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Objectives. The objective of this program is to help post-MD trainees develop a scholarly and clinical approach to pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and lung biology enabling them to pursue a variety of career options, including academic medicine. To meet this objective, we offer an accredited three year combined program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine that qualifies trainees for certification in both subspecialties. The latter years of the training program are intended to provide an in-depth experience with clinical and/or basic science research. Trainees who desire to obtain substantial experience in research will need a particularly intense effort and may require an additional period of research training.

Clinical Facilities. The clinical programs of the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine are based at UCSD Medical Center, UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla and the Veterans Administration Medical Center in La Jolla UCSD Medical Center serves as the principal teaching institution for the University of San Diego, School of Medicine, as the community hospital for San Diego and its environs, and as a national and international referral center. UCSD Medical Center is a Level I Trauma Center with active lung, heart-lung, heart, renal, liver and bone marrow transplant programs. The three-year fellowship training program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine includes approximately 14 fellows and 25 full-time faculty who represent the breadth of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

At UCSD Medical Center, we offer neonatal, surgical, burn and trauma intensive care units. The special programs of the Division, which includs the Pulmonary Vascular, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplantation, Acute Lung Injury, Invasive Procedures, Lung Volume Reduction, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and Occupational Health Programs assure a steady patient flow. Complete cardiopulmonary diagnostic facilities are available, including a number of items incorporating advanced data-processing hardware.

• ACGME Accredited
• ABIM Certified

Upon successful completion of the three-year training program, fellows are eligible to sit for the Pulmonary Boards and then the Critical Care Boards.