Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Education

“The three years in fellowship were some of the best years of my medical training. I loved my colleagues who were like family. I loved that I was able to learn without being judged. I loved knowing that my faculty and friends would support me with whatever I wanted to pursue as a career, be it academics or private practice. Lastly, I really appreciated the excellent training that prepared me as an independent provider! I feel not only clinically competent but am also comfortable navigating the inequalities in healthcare. I feel and know I make a difference in my patients' lives every day.  ”

“The best part of our training program is the diversity of training and the collegial nature of the program. With the three-hospital system, you are exposed to every kind of pulmonary disease as well as the various ways to practice critical care medicine. There is a fantastic balance between outpatient medicine, inpatient pulmonary disease, critical care, and pulmonary subspecialties in this program that is simply not available at other smaller programs. The culture and environment of the program is also second to none. My fellow colleagues all work together and support each other through the fellowship learning process, and we try to have as much fun together as possible! The faculty treat us as colleagues without the tedious hierarchy that some other programs seem to have entrenched into their culture, and our program directors are always a text or phone call away. I am very happy with my decision to train in this program, and I know that my colleagues feel the same way.”

“I can't choose my favorite thing about our training program so there are two! The first highlight is the people. I feel a true sense of camaraderie with my co-fellows; they are all brilliant and inspire me daily to be a better physician. The attendings I work with are wonderful. They are deeply invested in fellow education and treat me like a colleague. Secondly, I am especially appreciative of the different patient populations I care for at the various clinical locations. This exposure to a wide breadth of pulmonary medicine gives me confidence I will be exceptionally prepared for my first attending position. I am very grateful to be completing my pulmonary and critical care training at UTSW.”

“I think the best part about our program is that we are truly a family. I know everyone has my back and is supportive of everything that I do. I love my co-fellows and all the staff. We have so much fun working together. Fellowship is challenging but they make it full of laughs and memorable experiences in addition to the great training. The three hospital systems expose us to a wide variety of patient population and pathology, but what really makes this program unique are the people. We are a team — a family — and I’m grateful to be a part of it.”

“This fellowship program has great balance. The diversity in the three different training sites will make you feel prepared for anything within pulmonary and critical care. The pathology at Parkland Hospital and the subspecialties within pulmonary medicine at the University Hospital really stood out to me. Procedural training was great in both the number of procedures that I did and the quality of the instruction that I received. Lastly, the attendings treat you as colleagues which creates a great learning environment where fellows have a lot of influence. I am proud to have trained at UTSW and would definitely choose this program again. ”

“Looking back on my three years at UT Southwestern, what stands out is just how well the program marries clinical competence with academic rigor. Not only do fellows have access to faculty that are leaders in their fields, hands-on experience is an expectation from the get-go. The sheer diversity of pathology you get to see as you rotate through Clements, Parkland, and the VA is second to none and something I've only come to appreciate more and more now that I'm practicing independently. ”