Fellows are required to be involved in scholarly projects during their training. With more than 80 faculty members within the division, as well as the ability to collaborate with critical care faculty from other departments, there is no shortage of research and scholarly opportunities. Ongoing trials at Emory include research in sepsis, shock, acute lung injury, ARDS, fluid responsiveness, HIV/AIDS, cirrhosis, among others.
Involvement in International Critical Care societies is also encouraged. It is truly an amazing time to be at Emory, as we currently have both the president of SCCM, Dr. Greg Martin, and the incoming president of CHEST/ACCP, Dr. David Schulman. Additionally, we have multiple faculty members involved in leadership and committees for SCCM, CHEST, and ATS. As a result, we have had great success getting our trainees engaged in these societies, not only as presenters at annual meetings, but also as active participants in their committee structures. These experiences have been invaluable for Emory fellows, both to afford them a presence on the international stage, and to enable networking with- and mentorship from- nationally and internationally renowned critical care experts.
Mentorship
Mentorship is critical in academic medicine, which is why we have multiple avenues for fellows to obtain mentorship. All fellows will be assigned mentors when they begin training to help with the transition from residency to fellowship. Fellows will also seek out research mentors to help with scholarly projects.
Fellows regularly interact, work, and collaborate with critical care faculty from backgrounds in internal medicine, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, neurology, pulmonology, nephrology, infectious diseases, and hepatology. This means that, no matter your background, there will always be faculty mentors available to you who have walked in your shoes and are ready to guide you forward.