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Just curious how many bronchs you all expect to have done by the time you leave your fellowship.
Thanks!
Vjwdo
Thanks!
Vjwdo
Just curious how many bronchs you all expect to have done by the time you leave your fellowship.
Thanks!
Vjwdo
In the first year recorded around 150-200, and then stopped counting. Same goes for most procedures.
Exceptions: Navigation Cases, EBUS, and Trachs. I keep track of every single one of them!
I'm looking at credentialing at most hospitals and anything beyond 50-100 for bronchoscopies, and 20-30 for most other procedures is all you need. The only issue may be if they require them to have been performed in the last 1-2 years.
I am 4.5 months in and just hit 100. I was just curious if this was the norm. I feel like we do an obscene amount of bronchs cuz of the transplant bronchs so i was just curious what you all were doing.
I am 4.5 months in and just hit 100. I was just curious if this was the norm. I feel like we do an obscene amount of bronchs cuz of the transplant bronchs so i was just curious what you all were doing.
Transplant centers will do a ridonkulous amount of bronchs. Just like cards fellows at heart transplant centers will have more right heart caths at the end of their first year than they will ever do in the entire remainder of their careers. It's just part of the bidness.
I wish they'd get us in on some of that right heart cath biznus. Outside of training programs the cardiologists NEVER want to do them in the unit, and bitch and moan if we'd like them done in the cath lab. You know what the winning idea is? Let the pulm fellows do them some!!![]()
Nice.
Bronchs don't really excite me though so I'm not feeling all that left out.
Haven't done a ton yet, but I've not been over at the U (transplant) or the VA (cancer) yet.
Are you guys still trying to win the lung transplant "numbers game" over there?
I will tell you that the cards fellows at my joint pretty much feel the same way.
With Vigilio out there... do we even need Swans?!!
I want to do Pulm/CC and am currently preparing my rank list for IM residency. I want to train at the IM program that will best prepare me for fellowship. My top 4 (in no particular order) are Vanderbilt, Wash U (STL), Mayo, and Yale. I am leaning towards putting either Vandy or Wash U at the top. I want strong pulm/CC research and clinical training. Any thoughts on how to rank these 4 programs?
Thanks, I really appreciate it!
Went over 100 last week. So I've got enough per ACGME now. I mat stop counting the lookie-lou's and the lavages and only document the procedural stuff going forward.
What's the coolest thing you guys have fished out?
For the current fellows, how much research is customary to land a spot at a solid program? Would presenting an abstract at ATS be sufficient or do people usually have multiple publications/abstracts? Of course I know that other factors in the application play a part but I'm just wondering how much research you all have done. Thanks.
Pulm/crit isn't that competitive and any of those places would be fine for eventually getting into pulmonary and critical care. I'd rank them for Pulm/crit like this:
WashU
Vandy
Mayo
Yale
If you like critical care more then rank vandy higher.
If you like critical care, I'd put:
Vandy
Wash U
Yale
Mayo
Mayo is in the middle of nowhere and barely has an emergency department. Most of what they get are referrals, which would be a very limited critical care training. You need some man found down smelling like cheap wine to round things out![]()