How competitive is PCCM?
USMD student with a slightly above average step score. I’m just curious how competitive the speciality is say from a solid low-mid tier academic program? thanks in advance!
View ArticleHow is the first year of PCCM Fellowship?
Good afternoon! So, I am starting my training this July. I know with this whole ordeal of COVID-19 everything has changed, especially for PCCM fellows. I am sure this will splash over the next couple...
View ArticleWill COVID make Pulm/CC more competitive?
The specialty has become more competitive in the past few years. Given the current crisis, will we see the a spike in number of people applying in to the specialty or decrease?
View ArticleIVC filter and Pulmonary embolism- make it make sense!
Hi all, Would really appreciate someone explaining this one to me. For patients that have an established pulmonary embolism that have a contraindication to anticoagulation how do IVC filters actually...
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COVID-19 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis with Weekly Low Dose Hydroxychloroquine...
I thought it would be helpful to spread the trial information regarding an actively enrolling nationwide pre-exposure prophylaxis with weekly low-dose hydroxychloroquine (website: covidprep.umn.edu)....
View ArticleBeamount PCCM Fellowship
i am in this cycle of spying for fellowship. Beamount recently started Pccm fellowship so it's still untested program per se... Then again hospital is huge and amazing. I do have few other places but I...
View ArticleFellowship Advice
I've been very interested in PCCM since my first rotation in the ICU. I was also interested in cardiology. Due to personal reasons and some not so great advice I received early in my residency I...
View ArticleComplicated pleural effusion with pleurx
If lady has pleurx placed for recurrent malignant effusion and then found to have complicated parapneumonic effusion based on analysis and culture. Would you just use pleurx to drain and put on abx or...
View ArticleA few pulmonary physiology questions...
Hopefully someone can help a rising fellow with a few topics (some basic) that have come up and I haven't been able to get a good explanation for: - How exactly does a CHF exacerbation cause...
View ArticleLifestyle and Job market for PCCM
Hi all! I'm considering applying to PCCM fellowship as critical care was my favorite month during PGY1 (back in early Feb, before all this COVID craziness), also enjoyed my pulmonary elective. Whats...
View ArticlePulmonary and Critical Care fellowship 2020/2021 cycle
Its that time of the year again. As ERAS is now open, i was hoping we could get some helpful discussions going here. My credentials : IMG, No visa needed, average USMLE scores, Posters and Oral...
View ArticleCHEST 2020
Hi everyone! For anyone who had an abstract accepted to CHEST virtual congress this year, how are you listing this in ERAS? The original email says it will be "published in a supplement to the CHEST®...
View ArticleWhat is my likelihood for PCCM ?
I graduated from a community (new medical school) program without in-house fellowship in 2018. I am an IMG on H1 visa. I am interested in Pulmonary and critical care fellowship. I only did posters...
View ArticleINTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY FELLOWSHIP WEBSITE NOT WORKING
Hello, I am an established pulm/crit physician in my second year of practice; I decided I want to pursue IP training. I have been attempting to apply through their AIPPD/IPFAS website for a week now...
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Average Hours Worked Per Week?
Why do Crit Care and "Pulmonary Diseases" have such high work hours? Shouldn't the shift-work nature of CCM put average hours more in-line with EM? It seems like you get better work life balance doing...
View ArticleProcedural certification in different Pulm/ICU procedures
So when I'm done with fellowship, how many of each of these procedures would I need to be able to do them in practice? EBUS, PleurX, Perc Trachs, PEGs in the ICU, Navigations, Cryobiopsies (Or is this...
View ArticleInterventional Pulmonology 2020-2021
Hey guys, Lets get this thread started. Where is everyone at in the interview process.
View ArticleUse of Vasopressin
For a patient with septic shock having a central line, at what dose of levophed would you consider adding vasopressin if the MAP goal of 65 is not maintained? Would you add if levophed is at 15 mcg/min...
View ArticleInterventional pulmonology- program review (Lahey)
Hi all, I trained at the Lahey clinic for IP within the past 5 years, and wanted to give future applicants a brief pro/con. One difference I find between programs is the service time they will have you...
View ArticleBack up plans for IMGs?
It's no secret that this season is incredibly competitive for all fellowships but it seems that pulmonary and critical care medicine is even worse. For IMGs who are on visas, has anyone thought about...
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