Any pulmonary procedure deemed necessary, the resident who had seen and evaluated the patient performs i.e. bronchoscopy or exercise testing. The Pulmonary Ambulatory Clinic at the VA Hospital operates two half-days per week. Referral patients from the Pulmonary Consultative Service at the VA are also evaluated. The same procedure for PCCM resident evaluate, follow-up and performance of procedures occurs as at the University Hospital. There is a large teaching file available for review.
Fellows work directly with a pulmonary radiologist.
The sleep lab is an active service, which provides the fellow with ample experience in reading polysomnography and in the operation of a well-run laboratory. The fellow will also participate in the monthly multidisciplinary Sleep Conference. A two-month cardiothoracic surgery rotation is available during the second or third year. Fellows evaluate thoracic surgical patients with the attending thoracic surgeon. Renal A two-month renal medicine experience is available for all fellows in their second or third year.