Intensive Care Unit Acting Internship

Students work as an AI with residents Internal Medicine and are closely supervised by the Critical Care attending physician. There is a great deal of clinical bedside teaching, as well as didactic presentations, and other collaborative teaching exercises. The student will learn how to evaluate and initiate treatment of the critically ill adult, including airway and ventilator management, resuscitation of shock, hemodynamic evaluation and interpretation, cardiovascular support, renal replacement therapy, nutritional support, use of blood component therapy, and peri-operative management. Students are taught and allowed to perform procedures.