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Critical Care Medicine

The goal of rotations in the intensive care unit is to train residents in the treatment and management of critical and complex patients. The rotations include an emphasis on procedural skills and competence in difficult conversations.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

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 call every 3 days and spends 3-4 nights admitting overnight as a team.

Orientation

Before You Start

  • Review the ICU Orientation Powerpoint
  • Review your schedule on AMION, including ICU team assignment, call days, and days off. You should average one day off per week.
  • If not previously done so, watch the ORCHID training videos and complete online assessment: http://www.uclaoliveview.org/orchidtraining
  • Expect an email from the Chief Residents, which will include hand-off assignments and the AMION password.
  • One day prior to your rotation, contact the outgoing housestaff for sign-out. You can find contact information in the email or on AMION.

When You Start

  • Receive hand-off from the overnight ICU team in the ICU (5B-North and 5B-South).
  • Plan to complete pre-rounding by 8:00am in order to attend orientation or morning lecture.
  • If you’re a new rotator, you should expect orientation by the ICU fellow or attending.
  • Make sure your pager is unforwarded!

RR-UCLA Medical Intensive Care Unit

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, one resident (PGY-2/3), and one intern (PGY-1). Interns rotate on service for 2 weeks.

Orientation

Please go to the UCLA MedRes site for the rotation nuts & bolts, as well as the most up-to-date helpful hints for your RR rotation.  Link here: UCLA Medres Inpatient Rotations

Before You Start

  • Complete CareConnect training if this is your first time working in the UCLA Health System.
  • Make sure you receive MedNet and CareConnect access. Please contact CareConnect at 310-267-2273 if you haven’t logged-in in over 30 days to remove any block on your account prior to your start date and try logging in to ensure access.
  • Information for Duo multifactor authentication is found here: https://mednet.uclahealth.org/multi-factor-authentication.
  • Add your virtual pager to CareConnect:
    • Contact CareConnect IT: 310-267-CARE (2273)
    • Ask to add your virtual pager to the Care Team List, so that you can be contacted regarding patient care issues.

When You Start

  • Please arrive at the following location to receive signout from the night float resident:  MICU: 4-ICU Alcove (4434) by 6am
  • The UCLA online paging system is located at mednet.uclahealth.org. Click on the “paging” link under the Quick Links on the top left.

Important Information

  • Olive View Housestaff: Submit duty hours and procedures performed on this rotation in the Olive View MedHub portal.
  • Evaluations for UCLA rotations: Submit your peer and rotation evaluations in the UCLA MedHub portal.
  • If you have any questions, please stop by the UCLA Chiefs office (RRUMC, Suite 7236)

Inpatient Float

The Inpatient Float is a new rotation for residents to assist inpatient teams with clinical care, primarily in the ICU.  The goal is provide team-based care, including organization, prioritization and delegation of tasks in addition to providing effective team leadership, supervision and feedback to improve the clinical competency of other team members.

Before You Start

  • Check AMiON to verify your schedule.

Important Information

Check-in with the Chief Residents for clarification of any scheduled assignments.

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