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An important part of the training program is the development of skills that will be important in the practice of medicine after fellowship. These include developing professional relations with colleagues and staff, refining teaching and presentation skills, fostering independent decision making, and understanding administrative aspects of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. To develop those skills, graded levels of responsibility have been designed into the curriculum. In general, they encompass the following areas:
Patient Care
- 1st year: evaluates patients under close and direct supervision of Attending; procedures done with help and close supervision of Attending.
- 2nd year: presents to the Attending the assessment/plan (A/P) for a new consult; preround and present to the Attending the plan for the day on all follow-ups; develop long-term plan for patients; closer supervision of rotating residents
- 3rd year: organizes, directs, manages, the consult service with minimal input from the Attending. This type of training provides ample opportunity for the trainees to become a team leader in the management of patient care
Leadership
- 1st year: organizes consult list, acts as a resource to the rotating residents and medical students
- 2nd year: more active in direct consult rounds, more active participation in supervision of rotating resident and medical students.
- 3rd year: organizes, directs and manages the consult service with minimal input from the Attending; assumes major role in supervision of rotating residents and medical students.
Teaching
- 1st year: acts as resource to the rotating residents and students, expected to read general pulmonary textbook regarding cases and bring knowledge to rounds; prepare a complete review of topic to present at the pulm/cc lecture series.
- 2nd year: Serves as a resource for training 1st year fellows in procedures and function on consult service. Acts as a resource for Residents and students on consult service. Expectation to review medical literature and bring appropriate references to rounds; prepare a complete review of topic to present at the pulm/cc lecture series.
- 3rd year: expectation to review medical literature and bring appropriate references to rounds; prepare a complete review of topic to present at the pulm/cc lecture series; assumes major role of teaching the rotating residents and medical students.
Research
- 1st year: develops an idea, generates several hypothesis, chooses a research mentor
- 2nd year: project with written hypothesis, methods, data collection in progress; preparation and presentation of project at research conference.
- 3rd year: publication of research project; abstract/poster presentation.
Organization and Administration
- 1st year: participates in isional conferences and meetings
- 2nd year: more active participation in isional conferences and meetings, acts as resource for 1st year fellow.
- 3rd year: acts as resource for fellows, represents fellows at isional meetings, makes conference and rotational schedule for fellows in conjunction with program director.
Resident Evaluations
The fellows are evaluated monthly by the faculty and are reviewed by them and the program director quarterly. The fellows have the opportunity to discuss the evaluations with the program director in detail. The fellows also get verbal feedback from the attending at the end of each rotation. Faculty and the fellowship educational content is evaluated by the fellows in writing anonymously every year, with such evaluations co-coordinated by the Director of Education Services in the Department of Internal Medicine Dr. Glen C. Newell, M.D.
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Contact Information
Director: Ramya Lotano, M.D.
Contact: Christine Dalton, Coordinator
Phone: 856·342·2624
E-mail: dalton-christine@cooperhealth.edu
Address: Cooper University Hospital,Three Cooper Plaze, Suite 312,Camden, NJ 08103
