Fellow Clinical Experience

The Critical Care Fellow clinical experience is on the Critical Care Service (CCS) at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). The CCS provides comprehensive care to all adult patients requiring critical care at DHMC, with the exception of patients on the cardiac service, and those patients immediately (less than 48 hours) post cardiac surgery. The CCS has at its disposal 26 adult critical care beds. Patients are cared for in a mixed medical/surgical environment.

Our Philosophy

We provide critical care medicine services in a truly multidisciplinary environment. This is reflected in the patient mix, which is a combined medical/surgical population and extends to our collaborative practice model. Medical professionals from all disciplines - including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, physical therapists, nutritionists, social workers, and others - work together to optimize clinical care.

The role of the fellow in critical care medicine

The fellow is pivotal on the Critical Care Service: From the initial triage and assessment to supervising and co-ordinating care, the fellow is at the center of the action. Working closely with the attending faculty and supervising residents, the fellows' experience in high quality care with state of the art facilities and equipment provides for outstanding training. Elective rotations are possible in virtually any specialty.