I'm in the process of being highly considering a Nephrology fellowship that will also accommodate my interest in critical care as well. My end goal is to be boarded in both Nephrology and CC, being trained at a big academic institution.
My question is for anyone else who's done or know of a similar course where by a non-pulmonary/CC fellow (such as renal in my case) incorporate CC into their training to complete a 3 year double curriculum. How well are you trained from the CC side given you are not a Pulm/CC fellow? I am concerned that since I am not a Pulm/CC fellow and this program does not have a stand alone CC fellowship, I might be tossed aside in regards to my education. In other words, I'd like to ensure that I'd be adequately trained in the typical CC curriculum, including chest tubes/intubations/advanced vent management/etc that typically any Pulm/CC fellow would learn too but since the faculty would be Pulm/CC, I'm curious if I would be given the adequate curriculum to be as well trained in CC as their own fellow would be (obviously not going to know output Pulm and related non-ICU pulmonary stuff, but talking about what needs to be known from CC standpoint).
Reasonable concern? Thoughts in this regards? I want to ensure I know what I am getting into beforehand.
My question is for anyone else who's done or know of a similar course where by a non-pulmonary/CC fellow (such as renal in my case) incorporate CC into their training to complete a 3 year double curriculum. How well are you trained from the CC side given you are not a Pulm/CC fellow? I am concerned that since I am not a Pulm/CC fellow and this program does not have a stand alone CC fellowship, I might be tossed aside in regards to my education. In other words, I'd like to ensure that I'd be adequately trained in the typical CC curriculum, including chest tubes/intubations/advanced vent management/etc that typically any Pulm/CC fellow would learn too but since the faculty would be Pulm/CC, I'm curious if I would be given the adequate curriculum to be as well trained in CC as their own fellow would be (obviously not going to know output Pulm and related non-ICU pulmonary stuff, but talking about what needs to be known from CC standpoint).
Reasonable concern? Thoughts in this regards? I want to ensure I know what I am getting into beforehand.