Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
The critical care fellowship is a two-year program allowing for one fellow each year (three AOA approved fellowship positions).
Program Director
Drew Ludwig, D.O.
Core Curriculum
Two years (24 months)
- ICU - 13 months
- Trauma - 2 months
- SICU - 1 month
- CVICU - 1 month
- Research - 2 months
- Electives - 5 months
Procedures Performed
- Airway intubation
- Ventilator management
- Oxygen delivery hardware management
- Needle insertion pneumothorax management
- Arterial line insertion
- Central venous line insertion
- Pulmonary artery catheter insertion
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Thoracentesis and paracentesis
- Lumbar punctures
- Dialysis catheter insertion
- Transducer use and calibration
- Cardiac output determinations
- Metabolic cart interpretation
- Temporary transvenous pacemaker insertion and management
- Critical care POC ultrasound and echocardiography
Additional Resources
Fellows attend a procedure simulation at Midwestern University with Emergency Department residents once a year which includes chest tube insertion and emergency cricothyrotomy.
Lectures and Conferences
Fellows are provided five CME days and are encouraged to attend any conferences and board review courses that interest them. In the past, our fellows have attended CHEST and ATS as well as multiple local conferences. Additionally, fellows are provided with a yearly $2,500 stipend for educational materials.
Research
The hospital has a medical library staffed on a full-time basis by Lizabeth Giese, MLS. Library services include mediated librarian and intersearches, medical and nonmedical reference information, specialized information gathering and bibliographic instruction. Reprints of journal and/or books that are not part of the library collection are obtainable through the library’s network and consortium memberships. The library currently has seven computers with internet access. The library data bases include OVID, MEDLINE and CINAHL, as well as internet and intranet access to EBSCOHOST. The library at Midwestern University located in Downers Grove is also available for personal on-site use and via internet connection.
Fellows are expected to complete one research project and submit one research paper to the ACOI Council on Education and Evaluation prior to the completion of their training
Faculty and the program directors are available as mentors for research projects. Throughout fellowship, an evidence-based medicine lecture series will be provided by Dr. Eric Gluck.
Why Choose This Program
Located in the heart of one of the most diverse zip codes in the United States, Swedish Hospital provides an ideal location for medical training on the north side of Chicago. The critical care fellowship program benefits greatly from this diversity, as trainees are exposed to a myriad of patients with complex chronic diseases, as well as diseases rarely seen in the U.S. At its core, the Fellowship strives to cultivate clinicians who can provide comprehensive critical care services to any type of patient who walks into the ICU. Through progressive autonomy, our Fellows develop a broad spectrum of medical knowledge as well as analytical, interpretive, and investigative skills. Physicians who graduate from our program will also be adept in the full range of procedural skills of critical care doctors. They will also be able to apply principles of ethical practice and provide compassionate care to all patients. Rotations are primarily at Swedish Hospital, but fellows also benefit from out-rotations at tertiary care centers in Chicago and nearby suburbs.
Current Fellows
- Jay Shen, DO - »¨½·Ö±²¥ Swedish Hospital - Emergency Medicine Residency
- Tara Brown, DO - Mercy One North Iowa medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency
Contact Us
For more information, contact Bria Douglas, program coordinator, at
773-989-3808 or BDouglas@schosp.org.
