Program Overview

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Introduction to the Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship

The UAB fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology provides a rich and supportive educational environment where life-long learning skills are acquired and intellectual curiosity is treasured. Our program's primary mission is assisting you in achieving your professional goals while acquiring the skills, attitudes, and knowledge to function as an Interventional Pulmonology physician in the setting of your choice.

Fellowship Experience

Our program provides superior training in a collaborative environment at UAB Hospital — a 1,200 bed inpatient — the eighth largest public hospital in the nation. Patients come from all over the Southeastern US to take advantage of our life-changing care, offering a large population and breadth of clinical learning opportunities. We approach medicine in a multi-disciplinary modality across a broad variety of conditions through core and elective rotations.

Clinical Rotations

UAB is a highly walkable campus, making it easy to navigate your clinical rotations. Many of our clinical training sites are connected by skybridges, offering protection from rain, heat, and traffic. The Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship at UAB is a 12-months long fellowship in which fellows are exposed to complex airway disease and perform high procedural volumes. Time is divided between outpatient procedures in the bronchoscopy suite, outpatient interventional pulmonary clinic, and inpatient interventional pulmonary and pleural disease consult service.

Education

• Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
• Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
• Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship
• Training Program in Lung Biology & Translational Medicine
• Meet Our People
• Life in Birmingham

Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Curriculum

Fellows have opportunities to teach rotating pulmonary and critical care fellows in the bronchoscopy suites, during conferences, and during the inpatient consult service. Didactics includes faculty-delivered lectures, lecture series provided by the AIPPD, case discussions and presentations, and required reading assignments.

Conferences

• The weekly Interventional Pulmonology Conference covering core topics, including case discussions, M&M, and journal club sessions.
• The weekly summer lecture series in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, University of North Carolina, University of Maryland, and Vanderbilt University.
• The weekly Thoracic Oncology Tumor Board, led by the IP team, addresses clinical questions on thoracic malignancies through multidisciplinary discussions and live radiology and pathology image reviews.
• The bi-weekly Complex Airway Disease Conference involves specialists from various fields including ENT, thoracic surgery, and IP team, to develop care plans for patients with complex airway diseases.

Research Opportunities

UAB Interventional Pulmonology fellows are expected to be involved in mentored projects and scholarly pursuits during their training, regardless of their career plans. Fellows must complete mentored project requirements to be eligible to sit for board examination and to graduate. Fellows are required to complete a research project (or a mentored Quality Improvement project) and will be expected to present their work in the form of an abstract at a national meeting.

Application Procedure

Our Fellowship Application requirements include:

• Online application through Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Application System (IPFAS) located on the Association of Interventional Pulmonology Program Directors (AIPPD) website.
• Curriculum vitae
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your Program Director
• Copies of all USMLE score reports
• A summarized, HIPPA-compliant procedure log listing the type of procedure and number of procedures performed.

Timeline

• Applications are accepted starting July 1st.
• The deadline for submitting applications is August 31st.
• Applicants considered for a position will be invited to interview.
• Interviews are usually conducted September through early October each year.
• The academic year begins July 1st and ends June 30th.

Nondiscrimination Statement

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.