Graduates of a Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training Program from 2000 to 2020: Looking at Their First Job
Stephen M Pastores1, Natalie Kostelecky1, Neil A Halpern1
1Critical Care Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
ATS Scholar
|April 24, 2023
Summary
Most critical care medicine (CCM) fellowship graduates find jobs in community teaching hospitals, primarily rounding in intensive care units (ICUs) and receiving hospital-based compensation. This study details their career paths.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Critical Care Medicine
- Physician Career Paths
Background:
- Career trajectories of adult multidisciplinary critical care medicine (CCM) fellowship graduates remain largely undocumented.
- Understanding these paths is crucial for medical education and specialty development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To delineate the demographic profiles of internal medicine-CCM fellowship graduates.
- To characterize the initial employment parameters of these graduates from a freestanding cancer center.
Main Methods:
- An electronic survey was distributed to 133 CCM fellows who completed training between 2000 and 2020.
- The survey collected data on first employment, demographics, and training characteristics.
- Responses from 80 fellows with complete data were analyzed.
Main Results:
- The majority of respondents (74%) were male, with 81% being international medical graduates.
- Most graduates (80%) secured their first positions in community teaching hospitals.
- Clinical practice predominantly involved rounding in multiple intensive care units (ICUs), with hospital compensation (81%) being the primary source.
Conclusions:
- CCM fellowship graduates from this institution predominantly practice in community teaching hospitals.
- Their roles typically involve rounding in multiple ICUs, with hospital-based compensation.
- This provides insight into the early career integration of CCM specialists.
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