Baylor Scott & White - All Saints offers a four-week sub-internship in Critical Care
Fundamental knowledge of critical care medicine is essential to the practice of internal medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, and family medicine.
The Baylor Scott & White All Saints critical care rotation will provide Sub Interns with a rigorous experience in the assessment and care of critically ill patients. Students will become active members of the multidisciplinary team, under the direct supervision of attendings with expertise in critical care medicine. The patient population for our ICU includes a broad spectrum of illnesses, age, sex, and cultural background.
Students will be rotating through two ICUs during the 4-week rotation.
Rotations
Working in the intensive care unit at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth provides a unique opportunity to experience a wide variety of pathologies.Sub-interns will learn the management of routine ICU diagnoses such as circulatory failure, sepsis, and respiratory failure and more complex medical and surgical diagnoses such as the management of advanced heart failure requiring Impella, LVAD, or ECMO and post-transplant care. Students will be taught how to interpret labs and imaging studies and learn the basics of mechanical ventilation management.
The sub-interns will learn through direct patient care by evaluating patients and formulating diagnostic and therapeutic care plans. Students will be responsible for presenting their patients during multidisciplinary rounds. Students will be supervised by the resident/attending at all times.
The Critical Care Sub-Internship experience at Baylor Scott & White All Saints allows students the ability to practice core clinical skills including identifying critically ill patients, knowing when to ask for assistance, managing time wisely, and communicating effectively within the health care team.
Curriculum
Sub-interns will participate in morning report, noon didactics, Grand Rounds, and M&Ms:
- Participate in daily rounds
- Take a thorough history and perform a physical exam.
- Retrieve clinical information from Electronic Medical Records and other sources.
- They will be presenting their patients during multidisciplinary rounds. They will learn how to assess and formulate a plan in every system (CVS, GI etc.) Physical examination findings will also be discussed/confirmed/demonstrated.
- All members of the multidisciplinary ICU team: nursing staff, respiratory therapists, critical care pharmacists, and nutrition support personnel, all contribute to students’ education and support in the unit.
- Develop a good working relationship and rapport with other physicians, health professionals, patients, and families.
- Adhere to principles of confidentiality, scientific and academic honesty
Apply now
We use the AAMC Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) to electronically accept applications. Interested allopathic or osteopathic students can apply through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities application service (VSLO).
Because of the volume of applications we receive, we do not offer or schedule an elective until the VSAS application is complete and all required additional documents are received.
Prerequisites
Students must be in good standing with their home school and must have completed all third-year course requirements and be eligible to start their fourth year at their respective medical schools.
Only applications from LCME and COCA accredited medical schools are accepted.
Faculty
Leadership
Contact us
Angela Summers
Email: Angela.Summers@BSWHealth.org
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
1400 8th Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Training at Baylor Scott & White Health
Why train with BSWH
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White serves 41 counties through 54 hospitals, 1000+ patient care sites, 7,300+ active physicians, more than 52,000 employees and the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan.
Life in Fort Worth
The City of Cowboys and Culture is the 13th-largest city in the United States. Fort Worth is known for Texas hospitality and a dozen remarkable districts full of culture and fun.
Residency opportunities
Baylor Scott & White offers multiple ACGME-accredited residencies, including four three-year internal medicine programs in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, Texas.