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Emergency Medicine - Critical Care Medicine Fellowships

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In 2011, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), in conjunction with the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) approved the first pathway for board certification in a Critical Care specialty for Emergency Medicine (EM) graduates. In 2013, both the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and the American Board of Surgery (ABS) also approved combined certification, meaning that now EM graduates are board-eligible through any of the three pathways. 

Overview

The Department of Emergency Medicine supports 2 board-eligible two-year critical care fellowship pathways in conjunction with the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) and the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.

 

ACCM-Emergency Medicine Pathway: Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) focuses on care of the critically ill with special emphasis on post-surgical management. At UCSD, there is a focus on cardiothoracic surgical patients (including heart transplants, lung transplants, left ventricular assist devices, and VA-ECMO), in addition to general, oncological, and trauma surgery patients. The fellowship experience provides a multi-disciplinary experience among the various Surgical ICUs, as well as the Neuro ICU, and the Medical ICUs. Additional time is reserved for research projects, electives, and training in bronchoscopy and both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (graduates will be proficient at both). 
  • The ACCM-Emergency Medicine fellowship accepts applications through the SF Match.
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IM-CCM Pathway: The Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (PCCSM) at UC San Diego offers a dedicated track for physicians trained in Emergency Medicine who wish to pursue a career in Critical Care. This pathway emphasizes the comprehensive care of critically ill patients across diverse settings, including the medical, cardiothoracic, and neurosciences ICUs. Fellows gain expertise in advanced ventilatory management, extracorporeal support (ECMO), and hemodynamic monitoring, with a strong emphasis on evidence-based, multidisciplinary critical care. Training is further enriched through opportunities in procedural mastery — bronchoscopy and critical care ultrasonography. Dedicated time is provided for scholarly activity, quality improvement projects, and electives tailored to individual career goals, preparing fellows to become leaders in academic or community critical care practice. Fellows will also work clinically as attending physicians in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

The IM-CCM-Emergency Medicine fellowship accepts applications through ERAS.

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