Educational Program
The UMKC School of Medicine Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship trains physicians to provide specialized care for respiratory/critical care patients. Click on the links below for information about each category.
Schedule Rotations Medical Meeting (CME) Conferences Research Evaluation More Information
Schedule
Year 1: 4 months Pulmonary Consult Service/Truman Medical Center 4 months Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Inpatient/Saint Luke's Hospital 1 month Pulmonary Function Lab/Truman Medical Center 1 month Exercise and Sleep Lab/ Saint Luke's Hospital 2 months Research 1/2 day per week Pulmonary Clinic
Year 2: 2 months Pulmonary Consult Service/Truman Medical Center 2 months Medical Intensive Care Unit/Saint Luke's Hospital 6 month Research 2 month Medical Intensive Care Unit/Truman Medical Center 1/2 day per week Pulmonary Clinic
Year 3: 2 months Research 4 months Medical Intensive Care Unit/Truman Medical Center 1 month Surgical Intensive Care Unit/Truman Medical Center 1 month Metabolic Support/Truman Medical Center 2 months Coronary Care Unit/Saint Luke's Hospital 2 months Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit/Saint Luke's Hospital 1/2 day per week Pulmonary Clinic
Rotations
Pulmonary Consult Service-Truman Medical Center A fellow who is in their first or second year will work under the direct supervision of a full-time faculty member from the respiratory and critical care medicine division. The fellow will provide direct supervision to an internal medicine resident and a senior medical student. The consult service provides initial consultations and daily recommendations for continuing care. The fellow performs specialized procedures and provides follow up after the patient is discharged from the pulmonary clinic. The fellow will assist with the care of patients in all areas of the hospital except the medical intensive care unit. The fellow has approximately 15 new consults per week and follows 10-15 inpatients at any given time. No in-house call is required; however, the fellow will take pager calls from home. Weekend coverage at the hospital including critical care units is divided between the fellow assigned to the MICU and the fellow on the pulmonary consult service.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Inpatient Service- Saint Luke's Hospital The first- or second-year fellow works under the direct supervision of a clinical pulmonary critical care faculty member at Saint Lukes's Hospital. The fellow supervises approximately three internal medicine residents. The fellow must take an active role in patient management in this busy private practice setting. The fellow will provide initial and ongoing consultative service and work with internal medicine residents and clinical faculty members. Fellows direct patient care for those patients admitted to the pulmonary and critical care group practice. The fellow manages approximately 20 new consults or admits per week and follows 20-25 inpatients at any given time. The fellow takes pager calls from home and is responsible for no more than two weekends a month.
Pulmonary Function, Sleep Exercise Laboratory – Saint Luke's Hospital The fellow is assigned to a faculty member in the laboratories. An extensive bibliography is given to the fellow to guide reading and studying. While observing and performing these studies, practical experience in the technical aspects are provided. The faculty member provides one-on-one instruction and feedback on interpreting the studies. The fellow is not required to be on call. Fellows will receive Level I sleep training at the American Sleep Disorder Association (ASDA) certified lab at Saint Luke's Hospital under the direction of two ABSM certified faculty. The fellow takes pager calls from home and is responsible for no more than two weekends a month.
More Information
For additional information about the Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship program, please call Sheila Porter at 816-404-0958 or email Gleeses@umkc.edu.
