Program Goal
The goal of the fellowship is to develop and train APPs (Advanced Practice Provider) to join a Critical Care Environment with the enhanced skills to care for the critically ill. The APP fellowship is designed to give APPs the tools and confidence to practice at the highest level of their license within any critical care environment. We aim to equip critical care APPs with the knowledge and skills needed to provide exceptional patient care by using evidence-based medicine and exposing them to a diverse patient population within a tertiary care center.
Meet The Team
Whether guiding hands-on clinical practice or providing individualized mentorship, our team is deeply invested in helping fellows become confident, well-rounded providers capable of delivering high-quality care to the critically ill. Get to know the people who will be with you every step of the way during your fellowship journey.
Clinical Rotations
The Fellowship schedule is adjusted as we go along to meet your needs and make this the best experience possible. Therefore, there is a mix of required and elective rotations, as the year advances, we can adjust accordingly.
ICU Rotations
Medical ICU: 2 months (divided throughout the year)
Surgical and Neuroscience ICU: 4 months (divided throughout the year)
Cardiovascular ICU: 2 months (divided throughout the year)
Didactic Offerings
Critical care reading club with Critical Care Fellows, bi-weekly
Pulmonary conference/meeting weekly
Mortality and Morbidity review monthly
Presentation of at least two critical care case studies to APP group/Fellow
Simulations (examples: Bronchoscopy, Cricothyrotomy, MTP)
Attend Monthly, APP directed, multi- disciplinary education and simulations
Other Rotations and Electives
Inpatient Palliative Care (1-2 weeks)
Airway training in the OR with Anesthesia (1 week)
Inpatient Renal (2 weeks)
Inpatient Infectious disease (1 week)
Trauma Surgery (2 weeks)
Toxicology (2 week)
Burn ICU - elective (1-2 weeks)
Interventional Radiology - elective (1-2 weeks)
Wilderness Medicine - elective (4 weeks)
Neurology/Neuro stroke - elective (1-2 weeks)
Cardiac Step down - elective (1-2 weeks)
Procedural Skills
Central line insertion
Arterial line insertion
Endotracheal Intubation
Bedside ultrasound for hemodynamic assessment and FAST exam
Chest tube insertion
Paracentesis
Lumbar puncture
Bronchoscopy
Ventilator management
Other:
EKG class 2 weeks afternoon only
Annual Midwest fellow Ultrasound class
CRRT class
ECMO class
Time with Respiratory therapist
Volunteer time: With SINE nurse, Interpretation services or Free medical Clinic
FCCS: Surgical Course
Resources
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences is part of the University of Iowa Libraries with many resources for students and trainees in the health sciences. All house staff have access to the UI Hardin Medical Library through the library’s world-wide-web page or through the Graduate Medical Education’s intranet. The library features e-resources that include on-line journals, periodicals, databases, special medical guides and a variety of search and retrieval systems including PubMed.
UI Hardin Library has specially trained librarians who assist with location of materials and train house staff on effective methods of information searches (e.g., effective methods of searching PubMed).
VisualDX
VisualDx visual diagnostic decision support system is also available through the Hardin Library. VisualDx gives general practitioners the ability to build a differential diagnosis that provides specialist information for more than 900 diseases and offers more than 16,000 related images.
Up to Date
UpToDate is one of the leading evidence-based clinical practice tools available and has long been provided for University of Iowa students, faculty, and clinicians. Written by a recognized faculty of experts who each address a specific clinical issue; the contents synthesize the latest evidence and best practices.