A curriculum in critical care medicine for maternal-fetal medicine fellows.
OBJECTIVE
Critical care education in maternal-fetal medicine has typically been limited or has been driven entirely by clinical cases. A pilot program was created to systematize critical care training within the context of an existing maternal-fetal medicine fellowship.


METHODS
The program included a lecture series, a Web-based learning module, specific scenarios played out in a human simulator lab, and a clinical intensive care unit rotation. Fellows' knowledge was assessed by pre- and posttest.


RESULTS
Objective knowledge was demonstrated to increase after 1 yr of training. Fellows' impression of the curriculum was positive.


CONCLUSIONS
More structured critical care medicine training is feasible within a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship. A multimodal curriculum to teach critical care within a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship appears promising and could be implemented elsewhere. Interest in this area should be cultivated.
Plante
Lauren A
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Thomas Jefferson University, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Anesthesiology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
D003422:Critical Care; D003479:Curriculum; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D009862:Online Systems; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States