Program Overview
Program Description and Goals
The IM CCM Fellowship Program is an ACGME-accredited program (ACGME ID 1422614001). While a two-year option is available, this program is primarily a one-year pathway for trainees who have completed prior ACGME-accredited fellowship training in another IM two- or three- year fellowship (e.g., GI, Cardiology, etc.). It is our goals that fellows will:
Successfully complete the one- or two- year program in Critical Care and become eligible to take the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) examination for Critical Care.
Engage in the care of a broad population of critically ill patients, gaining experience in managing a variety of medical and surgical conditions that will allow the fellow to practice in a multidisciplinary critical care environment.
Become proficient in the resuscitation and ongoing management of a wide variety of medical, cardiac, trauma, neurologic, obstetric, and burn patients.
Attain mastery of standard intensive care procedures.
Interact in a compassionate and empathetic manner with patients and their families, and become proficient in managing issues related to goals of care.
Become familiar with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the setting of acute respiratory failure and/or cardiac failure.
Learn More!
Please visit the sections below to learn about the program in greater detail.
See what orientation and onboarding look like
Learn more about the clinical sites that are a part of the program
View details about the program's required rotations
View available elective rotations
See a sample schedule and learn more about call expectations
Learn more about the program's conferences and lectures, including away conference opportunities and support
Review procedure requirements for graduation and learn more about procedures available in the CCM program
Check out a sample simulation curriculum and learn more about the M Health Simulation Center
Mission Statements
Internal Medicine Critical Care Fellowship Program
It is the mission of the IM CCM fellowship is to provide excellent training in the practice and science of critical care illness through immersion in patient care, with emphasis on critical reasoning, scholarship, professional responsibility; and to promote personal and professional satisfaction. We strive to educate physicians who provide high quality, humane care to the critically ill patient. Furthermore, the IM CCM fellowship training program strives to be recognized locally, regionally, and nationally as a center of excellence in education, research, and patient care and to provide an environment conducive to, and focused on, academic creativity, productivity, and excellence.
Department of Medicine
The mission of the DOM is to enhance the health of the people of Minnesota, the nation and the world, through innovation, research, education, and patient care.
Medical School
The UMN Medical School is committed to graduate medical education, which emphasizes education and training of physicians to meet the healthcare needs of our region, advancement of knowledge and leadership in the biomedical sciences and in academic medicine. With this commitment the UMN School will provide adequate funding for administration, personnel, educational and clinical resources and faculty teaching time to be certain that every program under the institutional sponsorship offers the best possible training environment and educational opportunity.