Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Overview
The Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine is a combined three-year program designed to provide opportunities to learn the clinical aspects of each of these areas of medicine. As a leading program in Florida, we train the best Pulmonary and Critical Care specialists in the region, by exposing them to a rich academic environment where teaching and scholarship are valued, and where highly advanced, complex care is delivered by world-class experts.
Giving
If you would like to contribute to the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program Fund please click on the link below. Thank you for your generosity!
Inpatient Training Sites
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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General Hospital is a 1,041-bed hospital located in downtown Tampa, Florida. A tertiary care center, it provides highly subspecialized services including lung transplant, pulmonary hypertension management, specialized interventional pulmonology services, and more.
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Moffitt Cancer Center & Hospital
Moffitt Cancer Center and Hospital is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida. It provides specialized outpatient and inpatient oncology services to cancer patients, including interventional pulmonology services and intensive care services.
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James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital is a Veterans’ Administration hospital based in Tampa, Florida.
What to Expect
Fellows do one half-day of outpatient clinic per week. During the first year, they are based in a clinic that focuses on the most common pulmonary referral conditions, including dyspnea, airway disease, and pulmonary nodules.
During the second and third years, the fellows have the option of dedicating their clinic time to subspecialty clinics in the area of Interstitial Lung Disease, Infectious Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Disorders, Airway Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, or Interventional Pulmonology.
We thank you for taking time to learn more about our program. If you have questions or need any additional information, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Mission Statement
The Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine program at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine is a combined 3-year program focused on training the next generation of Pulmonary and Critical Care specialists and subspecialists. Our program is committed to providing our services to medically complex and socially underserved patients, to our veterans, and to patients with cancer. We provide care in a comprehensive and compassionate manner that maintains human dignity.
Program Aims
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Prepare fellows with the knowledge, clinical skills, and professional skills to practice evidence-based Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
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Prepare fellows to perform bedside procedures in the intensive care unit, point of care ultrasound for critically ill patients, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy and pleural procedures.
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Train fellows to care for diverse patient populations, including medically underserved patients who seek care in a safety-net hospital, medically complex patients who seek care in a tertiary referral center, veterans, and patients receiving care in an NCI-designated cancer center.
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Provide opportunities for our fellows to positively impact the advancement of pulmonary and critical care medicine through participation in professional societies, through scholarship, and through the development of specialized expertise in applying emerging tools and technologies.
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Foster an environment that supports quality improvement and patient safety.
Contact Us
For inquiries related to the Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program, please email our Program Administrators.
Larissa Staudacher
larissas19@usf.edu
Ashley Fowler
amfowler1@usf.edu
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