monkey799 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I have seen ICU docs from various disciplines - surgeons, hospitalists, endocrinologist, respirologist, anesthesia etc. What are the requirement to be able to do ICU fellowship? Can anyone who graduated from residency do it - like radiology, psychiatry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsuma Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Usually entry is from internal (many do a sub in resp etc and then critical care...so that is probably why you see various internal subspecialties), surgery, anesthesia or emerg (FRCP) You would not be able to gain entry from radiology or psych. You may see hospitalists working in the ICU but they are not intensivists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Official requirements here: http://www.rcpsc.edu/information/index.php?specialty=411&submit=Select Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCTulip Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 thanks for the link, ploughboy 2 ways to be eligible to do ICU: (1) graduate from anesthesia, cardiac surgery, ER, general surgery, or IM (2) complete 3 months of ICU rotation + 15 months of clinical rotation in IM or General surgery so technically anyone who completed option (2) can apply for ICU fellowship. I have, though, met a radiologist who moonlighted during his residency in ICU, as well as several family doctors doing ICU work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorae Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 You don't have to complete your base specialty first. The minimum requirement is completion of 3 years of your base. Although many (most) people finish the first specialty first (and most programs prefer that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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