Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

The Jane & Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute and the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia house an outstanding fellowship program in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine.  This program has a long-standing tradition of excellence and a reputation for graduating superior clinicians, outstanding educators, and innovative researchers. The program is supported by the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, established in 1824, and is one of the largest private medical colleges in the United States.

Armed with new facilities, a growing faculty and staff, new research space, and expanding training opportunities, we aim to prepare fellows as proficient clinicians and to tailor training to ensure success in any career path.  We understand medicine will not advance without discovery through research, and this amplifies our interest in providing trainees exposure to a strong clinical research experience to enhance scholarship and chances for success in academia.  

By the end of the training period, fellows will be skilled in:

• Team-based and patient-centered care
• Managing both common and advanced/subspecialized pulmonary diseases including the following: Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sarcoidosis, Lung Transplantation, Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease, Severe Asthma, Lung Nodules, Chronic Respiratory Failure
• Pulmonary physiology and the analysis of pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise testing
• Managing both common and complex critical care pathologies
• Mechanical ventilation in the ICU
• Critical care procedures and point of care ultrasound (POCUS)
• Performing general and advanced bronchoscopy and related procedures
• Conducting clinical research and/or basic science research

This is a three-year program leading to eligibility for board certification in pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. Much of the training experience is at Sidney Kimmel Medical College and its main campus, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, which is located in Center City Philadelphia. Dedicated time in both intensive care and pulmonary at our satellite hospital, Methodist Hospital, allows for a more community medicine experience and an opportunity for senior fellows to exercise more autonomy in patient care.

This highly flexible program enables individuals to achieve his or her personal training goals while fulfilling requirements for board certification in pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. The division claims 100% pass rate for graduating fellows in both ABIM pulmonary and critical care medicine. The first 12 months are devoted primarily to clinical training, with time divided between inpatient and ambulatory pulmonary medicine, medical and surgical critical care, chest radiology, anesthesia and the pulmonary function lab.

The remaining requirements for board certification in pulmonary medicine and critical care are arranged to suit individual training goals throughout the second and third years. Several elective clinical rotations focusing on specialized areas of interest in pulmonary medicine and critical care are also offered. Acceptance into the fellowship training program is very competitive, with over 500 applicants for five positions per year.