NHLBI/UMD Joint Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/University of Maryland (UMD) Fellowship Program is a joint fellowship program designed to prepare the next generation of physician-scientists for an academic career in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Under the institutional sponsorship of the University of Maryland, this ACGME-accredited, 3-year combined training program offers broad experience in clinical medicine as well as in basic, translational and/or clinical research.

We value diversity in our teams and workforce, and will consider applicants from all backgrounds who are board-certified or board-eligible in internal medicine with a strong interest in research and an academic career in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. This requires that applicants are either currently enrolled in or will have completed a three-year residency in an ACGME-accredited internal medicine program within the United States. Fellows graduating from this program will be eligible to sit for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Board exams through the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Program Highlights

• 3-year ACGME-accredited training program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, with an option for a 4th year for research training available to highly motivated fellows committed to an academic career with a strong research focus. Visit https://www.cc.nih.gov/training/gme/programs/pulmonary.html for more information.
• 18 months of state-of-the-art, comprehensive clinical training with a balance of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the nationally rated University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). The acuity of the medical ICU at UMMC - one of the highest in the country - and partnerships with Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore VA Medical Center, the NIH Clinical Center, and UMMC Midtown provide a rich and varied clinical learning environment. Visit https://www.umms.org/ummc/pros/gme/fellowship/pulmonary-critical-care-medicine/nih-nhlbi-track for more information.
• An elective month on the Pulmonary Consult Service at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, focusing on both in-patient and out-patient management of diverse, complex and often rare medical conditions, with a referral base from all over the world, including a large population of patients with pulmonary complaints related to hematopoietic stem cell transplants and primary immunodeficiencies.
• 18 months (plus the option of an additional guaranteed funded year) of dedicated research training at the NIH Clinical Center, the world's largest clinical research complex. Fellows have access to outstanding opportunities to perform original research and scholarly pursuits with leading scientists in the Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Branch of the NHLBI, as well as from other institutes within the broader NIH community in Bethesda.
• Half-day outpatient Pulmonary Clinic once a week at UMMC / Baltimore VA Medical Center. A broad range of pulmonary pathology in the out-patient setting forms the basis of the fellows’ continuity clinics over the course of their training.
• The opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree in Health Sciences in Clinical/Basic Research from Duke University through the joint NIH-Duke program, with a custom curriculum designed for physician scientists. The program offers courses across a range of discovery sciences, preparing participants to: design and perform rigorous basic, translational and/or clinical research; manage, analyze, and present data; oversee a laboratory; and successfully compete for research funding.
• Access to other educational and professional/career development opportunities at the NHLBI. Please visit the NHLBI Office of Education (OE) website, https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/divisions/division-intramural-research/office-education, for more information.
• Access to other educational and professional/career development opportunities at the NIH, including courses on writing and presenting your science, teaching, mentorship, funding and leadership. Please visit the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), https://www.training.nih.gov/, for more information.

NHLBI Pulmonary Fellowship Program Alumni

Alumni Event Photos

• Sean Agbor-Enoh, MD, PhD
• Jason Elinoff, MD
• Joel Moss, MD, PhD
• Parizad Torabi-Parizi, MD
• Andrew Lipton, MD
• Joseph Fontana, MD, FCCP
• Kevin Fennelly, MD, MPH, ATSF
• Ifeanyichukwu Anidi, MD
• Amisha Barochia, MBBS, MHS, ATSF
• Kadija Hersi, MD
• Jeffrey Strich, MD, MHS