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Interested in Peds and leaning toward Critical Care for career. Any thoughts on best places to do residency if ultimate interest is Critical Care? Strong preference for west coast.
Are any of these really geared toward critical care training?UW
Stanford
U Colorado
UCSF
CHLA
Utah
UCLA
CH-Oakland
UCSD
Phoenix CH
Can't go wrong with any of these programs.
Obviously this is one subspecialty where there isn't an established ranking from USNWR (which is flawed in and of itself, but it's nice to have a place to start discussions. But I think you can use the other subspecialty rankings as something of a proxy, because if a program is highly ranked then they likely have high acuity patients and thus close collaboration with skilled intensivists is key. All of the programs listed here are thus likely to have very well run PICUs. You would need to look into the programs to get a sense of what the experience is like from a resident education perspective. And keep in mind that your residency training isn't the be-all/end-all, you'll have a whole fellowship to turn you into a good PICU attending.Are any of these really geared toward critical care training?
That is UWAdding Seattle Children's Hospital to the mix.
Right - the word "geared" is imprecise. I guess I'm looking for programs that provide ample opportunity for PICU rotations and strong training (high acuity. volume, etc), including time in the PICU during intern year. Programs that have a track record of graduates going into PICU fellowships - a higher % than the average, would be nice to know. I think the feedback is that any of the 10 or so west coast programs noted above would be good options. I think I will need to dig a little deeper on some details beyond what this board can offer.No residency program is "geared" toward PICU training.
You won't go wrong with any of those programs. Apply to all of them and make your opinions after interviewingRight - the word "geared" is imprecise. I guess I'm looking for programs that provide ample opportunity for PICU rotations and strong training (high acuity. volume, etc), including time in the PICU during intern year. Programs that have a track record of graduates going into PICU fellowships - a higher % than the average, would be nice to know. I think the feedback is that any of the 10 or so west coast programs noted above would be good options. I think I will need to dig a little deeper on some details beyond what this board can offer.
Many places, especially high acuity places don’t put interns in the PICU. Frankly, that seems dangerous.Right - the word "geared" is imprecise. I guess I'm looking for programs that provide ample opportunity for PICU rotations and strong training (high acuity. volume, etc), including time in the PICU during intern year. Programs that have a track record of graduates going into PICU fellowships - a higher % than the average, would be nice to know. I think the feedback is that any of the 10 or so west coast programs noted above would be good options. I think I will need to dig a little deeper on some details beyond what this board can offer.
Right, I believe Children's Hospital of Oakland (CHO) which is affiliated with UCSF has an intern year PICU rotation.Many places, especially high acuity places don’t put interns in the PICU. Frankly, that seems dangerous.
As to your other point, they are all fine programs. That being said, I didn’t go to a big program for residency, and I turned out okay (…at least that’s what my mom tells me). It’s far more what you make out of it as opposed to what is handed to you.
Of those, the ones that have the most academically oriented fellowships would be Stanford, UCSF and Utah, though that also doesn’t usually matter to most trainees for some reason.