Critical Care Medicine

About our Program 

The Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center provides trainees a comprehensive, multidisciplinary exposure to critical care across a variety of healthcare landscapes. During their training, fellows will learn current evidence-based medicine, advanced procedural skills, and practical leadership traits required to function as a consultant in critical care medicine, regardless of their ultimate practice setting. 

Our program offers three unique training pathways: 

1. A 12-month pathway for anesthesiology-based fellows pursuing training in critical care medicine 
2. A 24-month pathway for anesthesiology-based fellows pursuing training in critical care medicine and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology 
3. A 24-month pathway for emergency medicine-based fellows pursuing training in critical care medicine

Fellows in the 24-month emergency medicine program will work 56 shifts in the emergency department over the course of their fellowship. Graduates of all programs will be eligible for critical care medicine board certification upon successful completion of their training. The program provides flexibility for fellows to tailor their rotations to best prepare them for their ultimate practice environment. Fellows can choose to rotate through several critical care settings including Cardiovascular, Medical, Surgical, Burn/Trauma, Neurological, and Pediatric ICUs. The program provides fellows with diverse elective time options, including the opportunity to pursue certifications in Perioperative TEE and Critical Care Echocardiography. 

Benefits  

• 20 Hour of PTO/Discretionary days per ABA
• $1750 in Educational funds (use for conferences, travel, lap tops, lead aprons, books, exam fees, board exam fees, etc) 
• $1300 additional Presentational Funds if approved when accepted to present an abstract at a conference 

For more information on trainee benefits through Parkland Health (Emergency Medicine Fellowships through Parkland year 1 and UT year 2), please visit our Graduate Medical Education website.

GME Benefits

Our People

Leadership Team

Faculty

Current and Recent Fellows

• 2024-2025 Fellows

  Carolyn Shanks, M.D.
  Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: Current Fellow

  Alexander Guiliano, M.D.
  Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  Residency: Albany Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Hartford, Conn

• 2023-2024 Fellows

  Justin Drerup, M.D., Ph.D.
  Medical School: University of Texas San Antonio
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  Current Position: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Anesthesia

  Alexander Guiliano, M.D.
  Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  Residency: Albany Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Hartford, Conn

• 2022-2023 Fellows

  David Bussé, M.D., M.B.A.
  Medical School: University of Miami LM Miller School of Medicine
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: Medical City Plano

  Pamela Chavero, M.D.
  Medical School: UT Galveston
  Residency: Columbia
  Current Position: Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, TX
  

  Calla West, D.O.
  Medical School: SC Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
  Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
  Current Position: Medical University of South Carolina

• 2021-2022 Fellows

  David Bussé, M.D., M.B.A.
  Medical School: University of Miami LM Miller School of Medicine
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: Medical City Plano

  Jake Rice, M.D.
  Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: Medical City Dallas

• 2020-2021 Fellows

  Jake Rice, M.D.
  Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: Medical City Dallas

Curriculum:

Clinical Sites 

• William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (CUH) 
• Parkland Memorial Hospital (PMH) 
• Dallas VA Medical Center (VA)
• Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC)
• Children’s Medical Center Dallas (CMC)
• Methodist Charlton Medical Center (MCMC)

Available ICU Rotations: 

• CUH Cardiovascular ICU 
• CUH Coronary Care ICU 
• CUH Surgical ICU 
• CUH Neurological ICU 
• CUH Medical ICU 
• PMH Medical ICU 
• PMH Burn ICU 
• PMH Surgery / Trauma ICU 
• VA Surgical / Thoracic ICU 
• VA Medical ICU 
• CMC Pediatric ICU
• BUMC Cardiovascular ICU* 
• *Rotation available for EM/CCM pathway 
• BUMC Surgical ICU* 
• *Rotation available for EM/CCM pathway 
• MCMC Medical ICU* 
• *Rotation available for EM/CCM pathway 

Available Elective Rotations:  

• Infectious Disease 
• Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography 
• Nephrology 
• Nutrition 
• Palliative Care 
• Research 
• Tracheostomy Care Team 
• Transthoracic Echocardiography