Didactics
The Core Curriculum Conference Series meets weekly on Monday afternoons with protected time — no new patient admissions are assigned to fellows during conference hours. All sessions are recorded and available in MedHub within 48 hours. Attendance of 80% or greater is required.
The 52-week two-semester curriculum covers all ACGME-required PCCM topics, including mechanical ventilation, sepsis (SSC 2021), ARDS, shock, airway management, pulmonary embolism, ILD, pulmonary hypertension, ECMO, AKI/CRRT, ethics and end-of-life, sleep medicine, lung cancer, lung transplantation, occupational lung disease, toxicology, and ICU pharmacology.
Research and Quality Improvement
Three protected Scholarly/QI/Sim blocks — one per year — plus a dedicated Scholarly and Advanced Procedures block in PGY-6 give fellows time to complete meaningful work without sacrificing clinical volume.
The Inquiring Minds Conference — held quarterly — is where fellows present research proposals, preliminary data, and evidence syntheses to the full faculty. It is not a formality. It is a formative event.
Active QI Project Templates
- VAE Reduction — ABCDEF Bundle Implementation
- Sepsis Hour-1 Bundle Compliance
- Bronchoscopy Safety Checklist
- Post-ICU Follow-Up Clinic — Reducing 30-Day Readmission
- Time to EBUS for Lung Cancer Staging
Academic Conference Structure
|
Conference |
Frequency |
Description |
|
Core Curriculum Conference |
Weekly (Monday PM, protected) |
Faculty-led lectures covering all PCCM subspecialty content. All sessions recorded. |
|
Journal Club |
Monthly |
Fellows lead statistical and methodological review of landmark and current trials. |
|
M&M Conference |
Monthly |
Systems-based case analysis. Faculty-led (Year 1); fellow-presented (Years 2–3). |
|
Inquiring Minds Conference |
Quarterly |
Fellows present QI/research proposals and progress reports to full faculty. |
|
Multidisciplinary ILD Conference |
Monthly |
Radiology and pathology co-attendance. Cases presented by fellow. |
|
Board Review |
Quarterly (monthly in PGY-6) |
High-yield ABIM board preparation. |
|
Simulation Sessions |
3× per year (scholarly blocks) |
Bronchoscopy task trainer, POCUS, Code Hemoptysis, critical care crisis simulation. |