Program Mission, Aims, and Structure
Our Mission
The institutional mission of University Hospitals is “To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.” The mission of the Fellowship in Neurocritical Care aligns with this but adds “To Serve.” Fellowship-trained neurocritical care physicians will serve the public by providing subspecialty care, acting as a community resource for expertise, creating and integrating new knowledge into practice, and educating future generations of physicians.
Aims
The Fellowship in Neurocritical Care (NCC) will achieve its mission by producing graduates who:
- Are highly competent in the comprehensive, multisystem care of the critically-ill neurological and neurosurgical patient.
- Are prepared to become board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology subspecialty of Neurocritical Care.
- Have the knowledge and skills to become future leaders in the field of Neurocritical care.
- Have the expertise and ability to train the next generation of academic leaders
Structure
Neurocritical Care 1 (NCC-1)
Overview
For physicians who have completed a residency in anesthesiology, child neurology, emergency medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, or neurology, we offer a 24 month fellowship that includes 12 months of ICU time in which the fellow functions as a primary critical care provider. This includes eight months in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit and four months rotating in the other medical and surgical intensive care units. The remaining 12 months are dedicated to Electives and protected Research time.
Rotations
| Rotations | Blocks |
|---|---|
|
Critical Care Rotations |
12 Blocks |
|
Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSU) |
8 blocks |
|
Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) |
2 blocks |
|
Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit (TSICU) |
1 blocks |
|
Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) |
1 blocks |
|
Other rotations |
14 Blocks |
|
*Electives |
10 blocks |
|
**Research |
4 blocks |
Electives:
- Anesthesia
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
- Neurosurgery
- Vascular Neurology
- Courses
- UH/CWRU EEG/Clinical Neurophysiology Course
- Wake Forest Neurovascular Ultrasound Course
- MetroHealth Critical Care Ultrasound Course
Research:
- Case Western Reserve University CRISP 401 Course Introduction to Clinical Research
*Note that University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center uses a 13-block year structure for clinical rotations in which the 12-month academic year is divided into 13 equal blocks, each lasting approximately four weeks.
Schedule
The Fellow’s schedule is designed to maximize their learning. Fellows do not take in-house overnight call.
Neurocritical Care 2 (NCC-2)
Overview
For physicians who have completed a fellowship in anesthesiology critical care medicine, internal medicine critical care medicine, pediatric critical care medicine, or surgical critical care, or completion of or matriculation in a neurological surgery residency, we offer a 12-month fellowship which includes eight months in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit and four months rotating in other Electives and protected Research
Rotations
| Rotations | Blocks |
|---|---|
|
Critical Care rotations |
8 Blocks |
|
Other rotations |
5 blocks |
|
Electives |
4 blocks |
|
Research |
1 blocks |
Electives: For NCC-2 fellows who completed anesthesiology/internal medicine/pediatric/surgical critical care fellowship
- Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
- Neurosurgery
- Vascular Neurology
- General Neurology
- Courses
- UH/CWRU EEG/Clinical Neurophysiology Course
- Wake Forest Neurovascular Ultrasound Course
Electives: For NCC-2 fellows who completed neurological surgery residency or matriculation in a neurological surgery residency.
- Anesthesia
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Nephrology
- Courses
- UH/CWRU EEG/Clinical Neurophysiology Course
- MetroHealth Critical Care Ultrasound Course
*Note that University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center uses a 13-block year structure for clinical rotations in which the 12-month academic year is divided into 13 equal blocks, each lasting approximately four weeks.
