Critical Care Medicine Academic Curriculum
Didactic Teaching Conference
Currently meets Tuesday afternoons from 12-2 pm. This conference includes our core physiology series, our research and professional development series, our morbidity and mortality conference series, and divisional education on a wide range of critical care topics. Presenters and instructors include internal critical care fellows and faculty, other Emory/Children's faculty external to our division, and guest speakers from across the country.
Experiential Education
Additional education sessions are held primarily on Thursday afternoons from 1-3 pm. These sessions include:
- Respiratory Rounds: Respiratory physiology, ventilators, airway adjuncts, and respiratory support devices are discussed by senior respiratory therapists.
- PICU Simulation Training:Includes Team Training, Mock Codes, Procedures, and other simulation-based learning, facilitated by our simulation team and CCM faculty.
- ECMO Simulation: Quarterly ECMO-based scenarios and education, led by our ECMO primer team.
- Board Review: Informal discussions and review of board questions, led by CCM faculty.
- Point-Of-Care Ultrasound:Didactic and bedside education, led by EM and CCM faculty.
Special Courses and Seminars
- PICU Communication Series: Biannual case-based, multi-stage, standardized encounters focused on communication and difficult conversations, led by our PACT and CCM faculty.
- Multi-Institutional Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation Course: Annual, intensive 4-day-long didactic and experiential course for critical care fellows. The Vent Course is completed by all Emory pediatric and adult critical care fellows once during their fellowship.
Other Optional Weekly Educational Conferences
- Egleston Grand Rounds: Every Wednesday at 8 am.
- Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds: Every Friday at 7:30 am.
- Cardiology Patient Management Conference: Every Tuesday at 7 am.
- Resident Case Conference: Every Thursday at 8 am.
Other Academic Opportunities
Emory/Children’s Core Fellowship Curriculum
The Core Fellowship Curriculum is a common longitudinal curriculum offered to all fellows at Emory/Children’s. This series of educational workshops and sessions brings together fellows from all pediatric subspecialites to learn from campus experts on a variety of essential topics, including research, ethics, quality improvement and patient safety, teaching, and career development.
For more information, please visit the Core Fellowship Curriculum webpage.
Emory GME Specialized Tracks
The Emory Department of Graduate Medical Education has also developed specialized “tracks” for residents and fellows to pursue additional academic education concurrent with their specialty training. Pediatric critical care fellows are strongly encouraged to apply into one of the available GME tracks in their first year of training. Available tracks include:
- Ethics
- Global Health
- Healthcare Management
- Healthcare Equity, Advocacy, and Policy
- Medical Education
- Medical Innovation
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Simulation
Our fellows have participated in several tracks in recent years, including Global Health, Healthcare Equity, Advocacy and Policy (HEAP), Simulation, Ethics, and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.
For more information, please visit the Emory Residency Tracks webpage.