Educational Goals & Overview Residents on the pulmonary rotation are expected to gain a level of competence such that they can independently manage common lung diseases (appropriately managed by general internists) for hospitalized and clinic patients. For less common or…
Thank you Dr. Noah Duncan for an excellent overview of the PESIT trial (Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalized for Syncope) Conclusions of the study: Pulmonary embolism was identified in nearly one of every 6 patients hospitalized for a…
Thank you Thomas Vu for your excellent overview of the BRIDGE trial (Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) Conclusions of the study: In patients with atrial fibrillation who had warfarin treatment interrupted for an elective operation or other elective invasive…
Thank you Dr. Annie Belzowski for an excellent presentation of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma complicated by pulmonary abscess
Teaching Points
The Medical ICU (MICU) at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center is a rigorous training experience with exposure to complex patients with very high acuity at a quaternary center. The unit consists of 4 primary teams, each comprised of an attending physician,…
General Pulmonology ("Chest") clinic occurs every other Monday morning in Clinic C. On other Mondays, the Pulm team evaluates outpatients in Clinic B. In addition, the pre-Bronchoscopy clinic is held every Friday afternoon in Clinic B.
The ICU at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center consists of 3 teams, each comprised of an attending physician, one resident (PGY-2/3), and one intern (PGY-1). There is also an additional team that rotates on to night admissions. Each team takes day…
Rotations on the Pulmonary service will be two weeks in length. In addition to the inpatient consultation service, residents will participate in weekly Pulmonary clinics (in Clinic P) and conferences. Supervision will be provided by the Pulmonary/Critical Care faculty and…