APP Medical Critical Care Fellowship

Clinical Curriculum and Rotations

The APP Critical Care Fellowship Medical Critical Care Track will be managed by the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine. During the 12-month clinical year, APP Fellows will work alongside faculty APPs, attending physicians, critical care fellows, medical residents, and other healthcare disciplines. Responsibilities of the APP fellow will include performing comprehensive history and physical examinations, presenting concise history of presenting illness, formulating differential diagnoses, writing orders, interpreting diagnostic studies, performing a variety of procedures, and effectively communicating with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.

All rotations will occur at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The medical critical care track will be housed in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine.

At the beginning of each clinical rotation, clear learning objectives are established. These objectives are tailored to the specific clinical environment, patient population, and the individual goals of each fellow. The medical critical care track includes core rotations in the medical, cardiothoracic, and surgical trauma ICUs with additional opportunities in our neurosurgical, cardiac, and burn ICUs. Fellows also complete electives in subspecialties such as pulmonary hypertension, cardiology, infectious disease, hepatology, anesthesia, neurology, and palliative care. Clinical preceptors provide feedback throughout rotations and formal evaluation sessions take place every 8-12 weeks throughout the year. 

Fellows will be given graduated autonomy based on meeting clinical milestones and will have an APP or MD faculty mentor to help support them throughout the year.

Day and night shifts are to be expected over the course of the year.

Didactic Curriculum

There will be a comprehensive three-week orientation at the start of the fellowship.

There are biweekly didactic lectures on various topics including but not limited to ARDS, shock, sepsis, liver failure, acute blood loss anemia, renal failure, ventilator management, vasopressors, sedation/analgesia, encephalopathy, acute stroke, fluid/electrolytes, antibiotic management, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, acid/base disorders, and others related to surgical and medical critical care specialties.

Every other week, fellows participate in Advanced Practice Fellow (APF) report conferences, where they will have the opportunity to assume the role of educator as they present clinically relevant cases drawn from their own experiences to co-fellows and faculty mentors.

Fellows strengthen their critical decision-making abilities through dedicated simulation sessions held in our state-of-the-art simulation laboratory over the course of the year.

Fellows further develop their skills in literature appraisal and clinical synthesis by presenting journal articles to their peers and mentoring faculty.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must meet minimum qualifications at time of hire.

• Graduated from a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
• Must pass or be eligible to take the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA) certification exam or National ACNP or AGACNP
  

Application Materials Instructions:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume
• Transcripts from any undergraduate college(s) and PA and/or ACNP programs (electronic transcripts are highly preferred)
• A one-page personal statement on why you are interested in the medical critical care track of the APP critical care fellowship program at the University
• Two letters of recommendation (at least one letter from an APP preceptor and/or program director)
• BLS/ACLS certification
• National Certification by Professional Credentialing Body (if certified); certification before fellowship start date required
• Please be advised that the University does check references as part of the employment process. Please do not submit any of your application material (via email)

Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers. Refer to requisition number: 26251.

Benefits and Compensation:

• The salary for this position has been established at $ 72,953 per year.
• Additional benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and retirement plans.
• Paid time off: To request vacation time, you must send your request to the program director at the start of the fellowship year. Requests will be granted to the extent possible with the residency schedule. You can expect 3 weeks of vacation for the year. There are also 2 mental health days available to fellows throughout the year with expectation of notifying program director and preceptor of clinical rotation prior to utilizing.