Intensive Care Unit Rotations and Predictors of Career Choice in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine: A Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Directors.

Daniel J MinterSean D LevySowmya R RaoPaul F Currier

Published in: Critical care research and practice (2018)

While numerous differences exist between the ICU rotations at community- and university-sponsored IM residencies, the percentage of graduates specializing in PCCM was similar. Exposure to larger ICUs, serving as code leaders, and higher rates of specialization were predictive of a career choice in PCCM.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
medical students
mechanical ventilation
healthcare
mental health
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation