Fellowship Applicants
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine maintains one of the most active and multi-faceted educational programs at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. Our 3 year training program for clinical fellows in pulmonary and critical care medicine is accredited by the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and offers a structured curriculum encompassing rotations in the medical and surgical intensive care units of the Medical Center, as well as the opportunity to care for inpatients and outpatients under the supervision of the Division's clinical faculty. Fellows have ample opportunity to gain experience in the performance of a high volume of procedures relating to the practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine, as well as in the interpretation of pulmonary function tests.
Application Instructions
Thank you for considering our program. Applications are accepted via the ERAS system from September through February for positions beginning the next academic year. Interviews are usually held in March and April. There are no visa restrictions.
Fellows may elect to do 18 months of research, at the laboratory bench or 1 year clinical research involving human subjects.
Rotations for Clinical Fellows
- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Pulmonary inpatient unit and stepdown unit
- Pulmonary consultation service
- Cardiac care unit
- Cardiothoracic intensive care unit
- Surgical intensive care unit
- Sleep medicine
Weekly Conferences:
- Mondays 1:00 PM: Critical Care Conference
- Tuesdays 7:30 AM: Journal Club
- Wednesdays 11:00 AM: Chief’s Rounds with Dr. Ronald Crystal
- Wednesdays 1:00 PM: Core Lecture Series in Pulmonary Medicine
- Wednesdays 4:00 PM: Tumor Board Conference
- Thursdays 11:00 AM: Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
- Thursdays 3:30 PM: Clinical Case Conference
Bimonthly/Quarterly Conferences:
- Joint Case Conferences for the pulmonary/critical care divisions at a number of hospitals in the New York-Presbyterian Health Network. Hosted by Dr. Ronald Crystal and Dr. Abraham Sanders.
- The William A. Briscoe New York Lung Club, where, for upwards of 35 years, pulmonary-critical care researchers from Metropolitan Area academic institutions and teaching hospitals meet to present and discuss new projects and data. Hosted by Dr. Thomas King.
Publications/Honors and Awards/Conference Presentations of our fellows:
Our fellows are the recipients of several prestigious awards, published in renowned journals, and are recognized for their contributions to research. Some of the opportunities and accolades our fellows have recieved include:
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College Department of Medicine C. Richard Bowman Memorial Award presented annually to the medical house officer who best exemplifies the spirit of Dick Bowman-human warmth, scientific endeavor, and dedication to medicine
- Scholar, Program for Excellence in Gene Therapy
- Weill Medical College Department of Medicine J.J. Smith Memorial Award for exemplifying qualities of teacher, scholar and physician to the medical housestaff recipient 2003
- Chief Resident, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
In addition to the fellowship training program, our Division's faculty runs the Pulmonary Pathophysiology Course and Genetic Medicine course for medical students at Weill Medical College.
Weill Medical College and New York City
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More Information
If you have specific questions about the fellowship program, please e-mail them to: dpccm@med.cornell.edu
Dr. Abraham Sanders lecturing to pulmonary fellows.
Pulmonary Fellows (Dr. Thomas Botta and Dr. Anthony Santilli) during Chief's rounds.