About the Program
The Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Critical Care Medicine Fellowship is a two-year, ACGME-accredited program administered within the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine in the department of internal medicine. The program is open to physicians who have completed residency training in emergency medicine or residency and/or fellowship training in internal medicine.
The fellowship is designed to provide comprehensive training in the management of critically ill patients across a broad range of medical and surgical conditions. Fellows receive a balanced and progressive clinical experience through rotations in multiple adult intensive care units (ICUs), including medical, surgical, trauma, and other specialized critical care settings. Training at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC), a tertiary care referral and level I trauma center, provides exposure to a diverse and high-acuity patient population and the complexity of a major academic medical center.
Fellows will develop expertise in the assessment and management of critically ill patients with respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, neurologic emergencies, cardiovascular disease, trauma, postoperative complications, and other complex multisystem conditions. The curriculum emphasizes evidence-based critical care, multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical decision-making, and the development of skills necessary for independent practice as a critical care physician.
Contact
Please contact us about questions you may have regarding your application to the program and interview.
Emphasis on Procedural and Multidisciplinary Training
Procedural and diagnostic training is an integral component of the fellowship. Fellows will receive broad exposure to airway management and intubation, mechanical ventilation, central venous and arterial catheter placement, pulmonary artery catheterization, bronchoscopy, chest tube placement and thoracentesis, percutaneous tracheostomy, and critical care ultrasonography, including cardiac, pulmonary, vascular, and abdominal applications. Fellows will also develop proficiency in the use of point-of-care ultrasound for hemodynamic assessment, procedural guidance, and evaluation of critically ill patients.
A multidisciplinary approach allows fellows to collaborate with physicians and teams across pulmonary and critical care medicine, emergency medicine, trauma and acute care surgery, anesthesiology, and other medical and surgical specialties. Fellows are also encouraged to engage in scholarly activity, quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, and educational activities throughout their training.
Through a combination of high-acuity clinical experiences, procedural training, multidisciplinary collaboration, and academic development, the program prepares fellows for independent practice in critical care medicine and provides the foundation for continued growth as clinicians, educators, and leaders in the field.
Application Information
Our fellowship program accepts a minimum of three fellowship positions annually. All applications and supporting materials are submitted through ERAS.
Application Requirements
- Official medical school transcripts
- Official test transcripts for all applicable examinations (USMLE, COMLEX)
- Three (3) Recommendation Letters (One from Program Director)
- Personal Statement
- Curriculum Vitae
- A photograph
- MSPE letter
Please note, at this time our fellowship programs do not accept applicants on visas.
Block Schedule
- Orientation/Education (UMC) - 1 block
- MICU (UMC) - 5 blocks
- CCU (UMC) - 1 block
- Elective - 1 block
- Research - 2 blocks
- Quality and Patient Safety (ICU) - 1 block
- Pulmonary/IMC (UMC) - 2 blocks
- MICU (UMC) - 4 blocks
- Trauma (ICU) - 1 block
- CCU (UMC) - 1 block
- Elective - 1.5 blocks
- Research - 2 blocks
- Quality and Patient Safety (ICU) - 1 block
- Pulmonary/IMC (UMC) - 2.5 blocks
- Nephrology
- Infectious Diseases
- Anesthesiology
- Trauma/Burn/Surgical ICU
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
- Endocrinology
- Transplant Medicine - Renal
- Cardiovascular-Thoracic (CVT)
- Neurology
- Research/QI
- Critical Care Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Training Site
The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) serves as the training site for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Critical Care Medicine Fellowship.
Current Fellows
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine, University of Cairo
Medical School: Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Medical School: California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine
Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of Pacific, Lebanon Campus
Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine