Our curriculum is organized in a 4 week block scheduling format.
There are four core rotations:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Neurocritical Care
- Surgical Critical Care
- Cardiovascular Critical Care
Each core rotation will be for a minimum of eight weeks.
All rotations will include:
- Formal didactics
- Ultrasound training
- Simulation
- Introductions to research and formal evaluations
- Multiple, inter-professional learning experiences with physician residents and fellows
There are also opportunities for elective rotations, such as infectious disease or palliative care.
Additional Information
- Monthly in-person lectures
- Monthly simulation
- Journal Club
- Case Conference
- Service-specific didactics
- One afternoon per week for didactic or self-study
The curriculum is comprehensive and covers a breadth of adult critical care. Core topics include:
- Neurological emergencies
- Neuro ICU pathophysiology and management
- Trauma assessment and resuscitation
- Post-operative complications
- Acute alcohol withdrawal
- Sedation and analgesia
- Respiratory failure
- Shock
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Pulmonary artery catheter waveforms and interpretation
- Acute kidney injury
- Electrolyte disturbances
- Toxidromes and overdoses
- Infectious disease and antibiotic stewardship
- Cirrhosis and acute liver injury
- Endocrine disease and emergencies
- BLS
- ACLS
- ATLS
- ENLS
- Arterial line
- Central line
- Lumbar puncture
- Chest tube placement
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Gym membership
- Opportunities for sponsored wellness activities
- Quarterly wellness self-assessments with mentorship program
- Access to trained counselors
- Annual retreat with physician residents
- Scheduled wellness events for APP residents with faculty
Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation & Simulation
The Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation at MHMMC offers high-tech and realistic simulation, allowing medical students, residents, and medical staff to learn new techniques and enhance their skills through repeated practice and review.
Contact Us
Kristen Bruni
Program Manager
Kristen.Bruni@MaineHealth.org
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