Medium – large sized academic urban hospital

Faculty: 

• K. Chen, MD 
• A. Behal, MD
• G. Beard, MD
• J. Villegas, MD

Rotation structure

• First year fellow: MICU for 3 months. In this busy MICU setting fellows will learn how to
  manage critically ill patients including those with severe respiratory conditions requiring
  mechanical ventilatory support.
• Second year fellow: Pulmonary inpatient consult service for 3 months. Fellows will learn
  how to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients who are admitted to the hospital with
  substantial pulmonary conditions.
• For both inpatient rotations, fellow functions as a junior attending, leading a team of
  residents and medical students which developes important leadership skills.
• Outpatient pulmonary clinic: for ½ day per week, second year fellow will rotate through
  the outpatient clinic, learning about a variety of lung diseases that manifest in a busy urban
  environment.