Formal Training & Didactics
Didactics
Neurocritical Care Conference
Wednesdays at noon, UMMC & virtual
- 1st: Fellow-led M&M
- 2nd: Faculty Lecture
- 3rd: Journal Club
- 4th: Guest Lecture
- 5th (as applicable): QI/Research Project Updates
Combined Critical Care Education Series
- Monthly Journal Club
- Weekly lectures from all critical care backgrounds (Cardiology, Anesthesia, Surgery, Pulmonology, Neurology, etc.)
Combined Vascular Neurology & Neurocritical Care Conference
Tuesdays at 3:30PM, in-person on UMN campus and virtual
- 1st: VN Fellow-Led M&M
- 2nd: Journal Club
- 3rd: Challenging/Interesting Cases
- 4th/5th: Faculty/Guest Lecture
AHA Guideline reviews take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays after beginning in September.
Related Conferences
- Neuroendovascular Case Conference - 7AM, Wednesdays
- VN-NCC-Neuroradiology Case Conference - 2PM, Thursdays
- Additional conferences on elective rotations
Clinical Research Training
- Each fellow completes a QI/research project during their fellowship (presented to the department at the end of the program).
- An attending will act as a guide/mentor throughout the process
- Fellows are trained to the level of Co-Investigators on all of our NIH-funded NCC/VN clinical trials
- Co-I role leads to credit in peer-reviewed journal articles
- Fellows play a key role in screening patients and facilitating enrollments
- 24/7 acute care research coordinator team to support in screening beginning at code activation
- Additional research coordinators to support in screening for prevention and rehab trials
Simulation Training
Led by the M Simulation team in the new Health Sciences Education Center, fellows will receive training in the following:
- Airways
- Brain Death Declaration
Additional Courses
Additional courses are available on topics such as
- Bronchoscopy (through Mayo Clinic)
- Difficult Airways (through HCMC)
- POCUS