Non- ACGME CTICU ECMO Fellowship

UPMC Southwestern PA; Castle Shannon (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Southwestern PA invites applications for a one-year non-ACGME fellowship in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Trainees will be immersed in a high-volume CTICU to develop advanced knowledge, technology, and procedural skills for cardiothoracic patients including post-cardiotomy cases and ECMO support.

Board-certified or board-eligible intensivists will gain leadership experience in a busy CTICU, with dedicated time for rounding autonomy, ECMO management, and night coverage while collaborating

Qualifications

• Immersive one-year CTICU fellowship for board-certified or board-eligible intensivists.
• Non-ACGME program focusing on advanced knowledge, technology, and skills in CTICU care.
• Program highlights include high-volume, high-acuity CTICU exposure.

Responsibilities

• Spend months in a 28-bed CTICU gaining in-depth pathology knowledge and management skills.
• Participate in ECMO consults and cardiogenic shock team activities.
• Direct supervision of residents and fellows in clinical rounds and case discussions.
• Cover CTICU nights with independent patient management and transfers as needed.

Skills

CTICU care

ECMO management

Cardiothoracic critical care

Night shift management

Education

Board-certified intensivist

Board-eligible intensivist

Tools

ECMO cannulation

ECPR

Interhospital transfers

Job description

Cardiothoracic Critical Care is a growing subspecialty of critical care medicine that involves the treatment of patients with cardiothoracic pathology. This population includes post-cardiotomy, cardiogenic shock, respiratory failure, pre- and post-thoracic transplant, VAD implantation, and patients requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support (ECMO, Impella, intra-aortic balloon pump). Effectively caring for these high-acuity patients requires advanced training in the knowledge base, technology, and procedural skills that encompass this increasingly nuanced and complex field. As a leading cardiovascular center with a history of providing cutting-edge cardiothoracic critical care, we are uniquely well-positioned to meet the growing demand for this level of training.

This one-year non-ACGME fellowship provides an immersive training experience to board-certified and board-eligible intensivists dedicated to practicing and leading as cardiothoracic intensivists. Trainees will be immersed in our high-volume, high-acuity CTICU and gain the exposure, knowledge, and technical skills necessary to care for patients with advanced cardiothoracic diseases.

**Please note that unfortunately our program is unable to offer J-1 employer sponsorship for participation in this program.**

Clinical Experience

Fellows will spend several months in our 28-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU), working to acquire in-depth knowledge of the unique pathology, management, and technology involved in the care for our patients.

This clinical time consists of:

~22 weeks of daytime rounding includes:

• Graduated autonomy in rounding and patient management
• ECMO consults, multidisciplinary cardiogenic shock team calls
• Direct supervision of residents and fellows

~36-night shifts include:

• Independent management of CTICU patients overnight
• Admission and management of new patients and late surgical cases
• Coverage for ECMO consults, cardiogenic shock team calls, interhospital transfers
• Nighttime ECMO support, including cannulation, troubleshooting, ECPR
• CTICU attending support from home (will come in for any acute management and procedural issues)