The Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellowship/Residency/Medical Students Workshop Program is to provide an outstanding educational experience in the clinical practice and research of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

During your training, your responsibilities increase with your experience, capability, and performance. You will become highly skilled in the management of respiratory diseases, and gain extensive experience with the clinical and research tools needed for a successful academic career in this field.

1. Having direct access to faculty members that, in addition to caring for patients in their clinical practices, are committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge.&l

The goal of our program is to prepare trainees to become accomplished physicians, scholars and leaders who optimize the health and wellbeing of patients and their families through safe, high-qual

The program provides a full-time, 2-week to 6-month training experience. In special circumstances, arrangements can be made for other lengths of training depending on your needs and interests.

Fellowship: 3-6 months

Residency: 1-3 months

Medical Students: 2-4 weeks

• Fellows: Qualified applicants for the fellowship program must have completed a general internal residency program at an accredited institution.

• Residents: To be eligible for the residency program, you must have successfully completed a board-approved program in general internal medicine.

• Students:

1. Must be a final-year medical student when you are scheduled to participate in the rotation. This means all your core / required clerkship rotations are complete at the time of the clinical elective.

2. Medical School Approval - Letter of good standing from the dean’s office of your medical school indicating you are in the final year with your expected graduation date, in good academic standing and meet all requirements to complete an elective for academic credit.

Focus Areas & Subspecialties:

1. Lung Cancer and Precision Treatment

2. Chronic Airway Diseases (asthma and COPD)

3. Infectious Lung Diseases

4. Interstitial Lung Diseases

5. Pleural Diseases

6. Sleep-related Breathing Disorders

7. Respiratory Critical Care medicine

8. Respiratory Interventions

Skills:

1. Pulmonary Function Tests

2. Polysomnography (PSG)

3. Thoracentesis

4. Bronchoscopy, including electronic bronchoscopy, ultrasonic bronchoscopy, navigation bronchoscopy, tracheoscopic intervention, et al.

5. Medical Thoracoscopy

CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy

Monday

1st Week: introduction & welcome, program overview and objectives, department introduction

Weekly: clinical rounds, literature sharing conference, mentor one-on-one training

Monthly: academic seminars

Tuesday

Weekly: clinical rounds, literature sharing conference, MDT conferences

Wednesday

Weekly: clinical rounds, literature sharing conference, clinical skills training

Biweekly: teaching ward round

Biweekly: research training/academic lectures

Thursday

Weekly: clinical rounds, literature sharing conference, clinical skills training, clinical lectures

Friday

Weekly: clinical rounds, literature sharing conference, teaching in out-patient clinic

Last Week: wrap-up & reflection, participant presentations or discussion of key takeaways, feedback session

After each rotation, each faculty member evaluates each trainee according to core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and system-based practice. Faculty members meet with trainees individually for verbal feedback and evaluation. Technical competence is evaluated through specifically designed evaluation forms.

Fees：The program is free of charge.

Shumeng Zhang

Education Program Coordinator

Phone: +86-15088681789

Email: 1318020@zju.edu.cn