91ɫƵ Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Instructorship
Our Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Instructorship allows an advanced training opportunity that is designed to prepare physicians who have completed a three-year fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine for a career in pediatric cardiac intensive care. The 12-month curriculum is divided into blocks of clinical work as shown below. You are appointed as a clinical instructor, which allows for full physician staff privileges. In addition, you are provided the additional opportunity to work as an ICU attending in our other ICU units. Although there are no formal research requirements, you are encouraged to notify us of your particular interests. Mentorships and research opportunities will be available during your additional training.
A Message from Our Director
As Director of the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Fellowship, I am dedicated to the training of future providers in this complex and ever-changing specialty. I have designed our training program with the goal of providing a customized curriculum based on the background of the trainee while meeting and exceeding the proposed national guidelines for the fellowship. Our program offers a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills and continue providing general pediatric critical care (as an attending in the PICU) during the advanced fellowship year.
The senior fellows are also supported by the Herma Heart Institute, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, and Cardiac anesthesia teams. The trainees will encounter a wide variety of cases including advanced mechanical device support, complex heart transplants, and advanced interventional strategies for complex congenital heart diseases. Our goal is the ensure that each learning experience is challenging, educational, and rewarding. The faculty strives to provide support and professional guidance at every stage.
At this time, we plan to have 1 available instructor position per year and are not accepting cardiology fellowship-trained applications at this time. The critical care faculty and staff at 91ɫƵ/CW thank you for your interest in our program and welcome you to reach out for more information.
Adam Szadkowski, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Instructorship
aszadkowski@mcw.edu