title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Critical Care Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX Center for Adult Critical Care, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Physicians, Richmond, VA Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; on behalf of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative Task Force on Critical Care Educational Pathways in Internal Medicine.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pastores
authors.forename: Henry E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Fessler
authors.forename: Janice L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Curtis N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Sessler
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: J Christopher
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: Greg S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000592:standards*; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*