Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship by Hitesh Batra , M . D ., M . B . A .
The UAB fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology provides a rich and supportive educational environment where life-long learning skills are acquired and intellectual curiosity is treasured . Our program ' s primary mission is assisting you in achieving your professional goals while acquiring the skills , attitudes and knowledge to function as an Interventional Pulmonology physician in the setting of your choice .
Fellowship Experience Our program provides superior training in a collaborative environment at UAB Hospital ? a 1,200 bed inpatient ? the eighth largest public hospital in the nation . Patients come from all over the Southeastern US to take advantage of our life-changing care , offering a large population and breadth of clinical learning opportunities . We approach medicine in a multi-disciplinary modality across a broad variety of conditions through core and elective rotations .
We accept applications through the online Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship Application System ( IPFAS ) located on the Association of Interventional Pulmonology Program Directors ( AIPPD ) website .
Clinical Training The Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship at UAB is a 12-months long fellowship in which fellows are exposed to complex airway disease and perform high procedural volumes . Time is divided between outpatient procedures in the bronchoscopy suite , outpatient interventional pulmonary clinic , and inpatient interventional pulmonary and pleural disease consult service .
Besides the wide range of interventional pulmonology procedures , IP fellows will have the opportunity to train with our thoracic and ENT surgeons . Two weeks of the fellowship are devoted to elective rotations with thoracic surgery , ENT , and / or chest radiology .
Our IP team works in close collaboration with our medical oncologists , radiation oncologists , thoracic surgeons , ENT surgeons , pathologists and radiologists which allows for well-rounded training for our IP fellows . Of all the ingredients that have allowed our program to be so successful , the most important is the high quality of the individuals we have been fortunate to have as faculty , fellows and staff . We are very happy that you have taken the time to study our program and hope you find the information available to be valuable . For more information about our IP program click here .
Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Curriculum Fellows have opportunities to teach rotating pulmonary and critical care fellows in the bronchoscopy suites , during
Aarthi Ganesh , M . D ., and Hitesh Batra , M . D ., M . B . A . Photography : Chris Carmichael
conferences , and during the inpatient consult service .
Didactics includes faculty-delivered lectures , lecture series provided by the AIPPD , case discussions and presentations , and required reading assignments found at our programs online drive . There are several conferences that the IP fellow is expected to attend , including :
- The weekly Interventional Pulmonology Conference covering core topics , including case discussions , M & M , and journal club sessions , with enriching contributions from Vanderbilt University IP program attendees and occasional experts from other departments at UAB and VUMC .
- The weekly summer lecture series in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University , University of North Carolina , University of Maryland , and Vanderbilt University
- The weekly Thoracic Oncology Tumor Board , led by the IP team , addresses clinical questions on thoracic malignancies through multidisciplinary discussions and live radiology and pathology image reviews .
- The bi-weekly Complex Airway Disease Conference involves specialists from various fields including ENT , thoracic surgery , and IP team , to develop care plans for patients with complex airway diseases .
- IP fellows are encouraged to attend : - Thoracic Surgery Conference , which complements the IP conference curriculum . - Pulmonary and Medical Grand rounds . - The annual AABIP bootcamp , AABIP mid-year conference , and AIPPD career development conference All conferences are open to faculty , fellows , residents , students and staff , and are held virtually via Zoom .
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