After the completion of this Fellowship course, the graduate will be a qualified “Intensivist” who will work in ICU for the management of Critically ill patients in ICU and in the hospital, take leadership roles in the multidisciplinary management of critically ill patients, and ensure regular and smooth functioning of ICU with evidence-based standard of care for Critically ill patients.
The Intensivist will have required skills in resuscitation, airway management, basics of mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic support, postoperative management of complex surgical conditions, basic and advanced life support, toxicology and management of various other conditions like sepsis, septic shock, ARDS, VAP, endocarditis, severe metabolic and endocrine derangements, etc. or life-threatening situations in an adult.
The objective of Fellowship in Adult Critical Care (FACC) has been designed to fill that gap and train MD Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology specialists with required knowledge and skills to become competent Intensivists. For the purpose of discussion and understanding, the ‘fellowship’ means any structured training in an academic institution or a hospital setting, but NOT leading to the award of a postgraduate degree. Any degree with a title of ‘fellow’ and meets the criteria of a postgraduate degree are not included in this guideline. NMC shall recognize a fellowship of at least one year. Fifteen days of leave of absence with permission is acceptable at any stage of the training, provided the certificate is provided for the full year.
Curriculum
- The one year’s program involves close observational training in Intensive Care Unit having varied health care facilities.
The teaching methodology for Fellowship in Adult Critical Care (FACC) includes observation of cases in the ICU, case presentation, discussion, PBL, CME, seminars, specialized and observational training in accordance with the curriculum issued by Nepalese Institute of Critical Care Medicine (NICCM). This is basically a residency program based in an Intensive Care Unit of a hospital presenting patients with different ailments.
The candidate must be registered with NMC in the specific specialty and must fulfill the pre-requisite knowledge, skills, qualifications, and other requirements with at least one year experience in related subject/discipline without which admission in the program would be denied.
Dr Rajan Basnet
Anesthesiology