Our 52-week fellowship in acute care consists of the following:
- General Orientation- 2 weeks
- Cardiology Routine and Step Down and Cardiac Intensive Care Module – 6 weeks
- Cardiothoracic Step Down and Intensive Care Module – 6 weeks
- Trauma/General Surgery Routine and Step Down and Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Module – 12 weeks
- Neurology/Neurosurgery Routine and Step Down and Intensive Care Module – 12 weeks
- Medical Intensive Care Unit – 12 weeks
- Residency Exchange with UNC Burn Residency – 1 week
- 2 weeks leave
Breakdown of teaching hours during the 48 education weeks:
- Approximately 14 hours education, 26 hours treating per week
- Clinical Practice: 40 hours per week during orientation and holidays, 26 hours per week during the rest of the year
- Educational weeks = approximately 1,410 hours
- Course work: Didactic learning and Lab = 3 hours a week x 46 weeks
- (lectures and labs) = approximately 138 hours
- Mentoring = 4.5 hours a week x 46 weeks (one on one with faculty) = minimum 150 (target 207 hours)
- Clinical Investigations = 2 hours a week x 46 weeks (functional measures, tracking of patient scores, research, journal clubs, peer reviews, grand rounds, case reviews) = approximately 115 hours
- Specialty Practice Observation = 4 hours/week (MD clinics/surgery) = approximately 184 hours
- Total hours for program: 1,997 scheduled
