Welcome to the University of Minnesota's
Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and Critical Care Training Program!
The University of Minnesota offers a combined three-year Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship consisting of 18 clinical and 18 predominantly research months. It is an accredited training program for pulmonary and sleep and critical care medicine. Fellows completing the program will be eligible to sit for all three board examinations. Fellows accepted into fellowship training are funded for 3 years, but also are encouraged to seek research support grants during the second and third years. Fellows receive training at four different sites, including the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview (a tertiary referral hospital), the county hospitals for Hennepin and Ramsey counties, and the Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center. The Division has 33 faculty members and two instructors who have a broad range of clinical and research interests. Basic science and clinical research projects in the areas of interstitial lung diseases, acute lung injury, lung transplantation, alternative modes of mechanical ventilation, bacterial pneumonia, and chronic obstructive lung disease are currently ongoing among the four different hospitals. The primary goals for the fellows completing the program are:
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Graduates will be able to diagnose and manage pulmonary
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Graduates will be able to interpret studies and perform pro-
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Graduates will be able to identify, develop, and complete
a basic science or clinical research project.
Current Fellows participating in the Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and Critical Care Training Program:
- Petr Bachan, MD
- Nicholas Benson, MD
- Brad Chmielewski, MD
- Bradley Edgington, MD
- Shakir Ejaz, MD
- Madhu Kannapirin, MD
- Jeffrey Kenny, MD
- Joel McCauley, MD
- Soichiro Nagamatsu, MD
- Erin Raci, MD
- Kashif Raza, MD
Link to American Thoracic Society's Professional Development Page
Fellowship Contacts:
Melissa King-Biggs, MD – Program Director
kingx048@umn.edu
Fellowship Program Coordinator
paccsedu@umn.edu
420 Delaware St SE MMC 276
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-0999
