Application Process

The IP program consists of multidisciplinary teams providing care for a wide range of patients. The program is located at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC). UMMC is a tertiary referral center, not only for Minnesota, but also neighboring states such as Iowa, Wisconsin, North and South Dakotas. It also serves international patients as part of Minnesota International Medicine (MIM). Our IP program provides multidisciplinary, integrated patient care. The clinical team has regular multidisciplinary meetings, sharing a single clinic (Masonic Cancer Center on the main University campus) and performing some procedures jointly. The program meetings occur twice a week for case discussions with Thoracic Surgery, Chest Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Medical and Radiation Oncology. Therefore, the IP fellow will gain multifaceted experience during the training.  

The fellow is expected to regularly attend and present in the following multidisciplinary meetings: 
  • Pulmonary tumor board, every Tuesday at noon, attended by Thoracic Surgery, Interventional Pulmonology, Chest Radiology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Lung Pathology
  • Pulmonary nodule conference Friday at 7 am, attended by Thoracic Surgery, Interventional Pulmonology, Chest Radiology, Interventional Radiology.
  • Complex airway meeting, every other Monday at Noon
  • Lung Transplant meeting, every Thursday at 7 am, attended by Thoracic Surgery, Medical Transplant Pulmonology and Interventional Pulmonology
  • ILD meeting, every other Monday at 9am attended by ILD pulmonologists, Interventional Pulmonology and Chest Radiology

Besides these IP specific meetings, the fellow may also attend both the Department of Medicine and Department of Surgery M&M conferences and Grand Rounds based on appropriateness of the cases discussed and the topics.

The fellow will attend clinic each week in the Cancer Center each week alongside the IP faculty. The IP Fellow will also have opportunity to attend Thoracic Surgery clinics in the Cancer Center. The clinics provide service mostly to referred patients from internal, regional and international sources. The spectrum of patients varies from pulmonary nodules, benign central airway disease, pleural disease and thoracic malignancy.

The remaining days will mainly be procedure days in the Endoscopy Unit and/or the OR. The trainee will also rotate with and assist the Thoracic Surgery faculty on common thoracic procedures such as video assisted sublobar and lobar resections, pneumonectomy, mediastinoscopy and TEMLA.
 

ACGME accreditation:

We are fully accredited by the ACGME.

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Applications

  • Candidates must be completed or in an ACGME-accredited fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. We offer one position per year. Applications are accepted through the Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship Application System hosted by the American Association of Interventional Pulmonology Program Directors. 
    Please note that the last day to submit an application for consideration is August 15.
  • Interviews usually held in September - October. We participate in the National Resident Matching Program. We do not sponsor H1B or J-1 visas for this position.
     

Procedures

  • Diagnostic
  • Therapeutic bronchoscopy
     

Required Activities

  • Clinical training and duties in IP
  • Academic/Scholarship Expectations: Each fellow is expected to complete a research project and present it in a national/international meeting. Upon starting fellowship, the fellow will be assigned and/or at least one project and will be expected to finish and publish their work with the faculty. There are opportunities to partner with the Medical Device Center and its Innovation Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota to develop IP related devices and equipment. There also is a very strong local biomedical device industry for potential collaboration.

Evaluation

The fellow will be monitored throughout the fellowship to ensure gaining proficiency in all the ACGME competencies. There will be quarterly meetings with the fellowship program director to monitor progress.

Salary and Benefits

The fellowship position benefits are the same for all University of Minnesota Graduate Medical Education positions. Learn more about position benefits

Contact Us

Program Director

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Abbie Begnaud, MD
[email protected] 

Associate Program Director

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Jennifer Wong, MD

Program Administrator

Kristine Christopherson
[email protected]