Curriculum/Education
BMC Conference
Morbidity & Mortality Conference
Mondays, once a month, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Ventilators Management Sessions
Mondays, once a month, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Critical Care Ultrasound Sessions
Mondays, once a month, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Pulm/CC Work Conference
Tuesdays every week, 12:00PM-1:00PM
This is a weekly conference attended by the fellows and faculty of the pulmonary and cardiothoracic surgical services to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic management of complex patients at BMC. This conference provides an opportunity to discuss patient care in a multidisciplinary format. Each conference session starts with a 15-min teaching session led by second and third trainees on a particular topic in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
Combined Clinical Research (CCR) Conference
Wednesdays every week, 3:30PM-5:00PM
The entire pulmonary division along with several community-based practicing pulmonologists attend the weekly CCR conference. At this interactive clinicopathologic conference, first year trainees present “unknown” clinical cases to faculty members. Fellows are able to observe and learn how a faculty member reasons through a case as data is presented. Key elements of the case are discussed by the faculty member and at the end of the discussion, the first year trainee presents a summary of the pertinent relevant literature. The intent is to highlight new and classical literature regarding diagnosis, treatment, or disease mechanisms. During this conference, pulmonary faculty also give clinical updates as well as research presentations by trainees within the Pulmonary Center.
Racial Equity Education Sessions
Wednesdays, once a month, 3:30PM-4:30PM
Fellows Core Curriculum Conference
Thursdays every week, 12:00PM-1:00PM
There is a weekly didactic teaching session for trainees that are designed to cover core topics in pulmonary and critical care medicine. The goal of the core curriculum is to provide a foundation in the basics of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Additionally, we have an outpatient pulmonary curriculum utilizing case-based teaching scripts available for all fellows.
Critical Care Journal Club
Thursdays, once a month, 12:00PM-1:00PM
A clinical multidisciplinary journal club is convened with faculty and fellows from Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Anesthesia Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, Critical Care Pharmacy, and Cardiology. A fellow and faculty member present a selected article and oversee the ensuing discussion. The goals are to identify new and interesting clinical findings, and to teach fellows how to critically read and interpret published literature in critical care medicine.
Fellows Journal Club
Fridays, once a month, 12:00PM-1:00PM
VA Conference
Tumor Board
Tuesdays, once a week, 7:00AM-8:00AM
This is a multidisciplinary conference in which thoracic surgery, oncology, radiology, pulmonary, and radiation oncology review lung cancer patients and formulate diagnostic and management plans. During this conference session, fellows have the opportunity to hear the clinical presentations of thoracic patients, review the chest imaging by CT and PET, review the pathology of biopsies and resections performed. The fellows learn about immunohistochemistry and the genetic mutations seen in lung cancer. The fellows learn how to perform clinical and pathologic staging of lung cancer patients and the state of the art management of lung cancer patients that includes surgery, neo-adjuvant chemotherapy/radiotherapy, adjuvant therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and immunotherapy.
Pulmonary Work Conference
Fridays, once a week, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Simulation Training Programs
The state-of-the-art Solomont Simulation Center at BMC is utilized by the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship for skill development. The list of simulation programs include bronchoscopy, mechanical ventilation, pleural disease, airway management, and critical care ultrasound.
