Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

The critical care medicine pathway offers a 24-month program and a 12-month program. Rotations for both programs consist of 4-week blocks and allow for three weeks of vacation annually. The majority of rotations take place in Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s intensive care units.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital ICUs

The majority of rotations take place in Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s intensive care units.

• Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) – BJH South Campus
• Stem Cell Transplant/Oncology Intensive Care Unit – BJH North Campus
• Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
• Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CT-ICU)
• Neurologic and Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NNICU)

24-month program

The 24-month program will have the following blocks divided over the course of the 24 months, for a total of (26) 4-week blocks:

1st year: 8  required ICU blocks 

• 83/84 MICU: 4 blocks (16 weeks) 
• 7800: 1 block (4 weeks) 
• CCU: 0.5 blocks (2 weeks) 
• NNICU: 0.5 blocks (2 weeks) 
• SICU: 1 block (4 weeks) 
• CTICU: 1 block (4 weeks) 
• Vacation: 1 block (4 weeks) 
• Elective/research: 3 blocks (12 weeks) 
• ICU Back-up: 1 block (4 weeks) 

2nd year: 6 required ICU blocks 

• 83/84 MICU: 3.5 blocks (14 weeks) 
• 7800: 0.5 blocks (2 weeks) 
• CCU: 0 weeks 
• NNICU: 0 weeks 
• SICU: 1 block (4 weeks) 
• CTICU: 1 block ( 4 weeks) 
• Vacation: 1 block (4 weeks)
• Academic/ Research: 1 block (4 weeks) 
• Elective: 4 blocks (16 weeks) 
• ICU Back-up: 1 block (4 weeks) 

12-month program

The 12-month program will have the following blocks divided over the course of the 12 months, for a total of (13) 4-week blocks:

• 83/84 MICU: 4 blocks (16 weeks) 
• 7800: 1 block (4 weeks) 
• SICU: 2 blocks (8 weeks) 
• CTICU: 2 blocks (8 weeks) 
• CCU: 0.5 blocks (2 weeks) 
• NNICU: 0.5 blocks (2 weeks) 
• Vacation: 4 weeks 
• Elective: 2 blocks (8 weeks) 

Contact

Program Director: Rachel McDonald, MD r.k.mcdonald@wustl.edu

Fellowship Coordinator: Mindy Hammond m.hammond@wustl.edu