Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Residency

Duration: 3 Year(s)

NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City

New York City, New York, USA

Course TypeResidency Program

Course Specialty

Pulmonary Critical Care

Overview

The Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program at NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the leading subspecialty training programs in the United States. The fellowship is designed to prepare physicians for advanced careers in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, academic medicine, clinical research, and healthcare leadership. The program combines rigorous clinical training with extensive research opportunities and multidisciplinary education.
Fellows train across several major institutions including Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, and NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn. These clinical environments provide exposure to diverse patient populations and a wide range of pulmonary and critical illnesses, including complex respiratory diseases, severe infections, organ failure syndromes, and advanced intensive care cases.
The fellowship emphasizes comprehensive pulmonary disease management. Fellows gain expertise in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacterial disease, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, occupational lung disease, and lung cancer. Fellows learn both inpatient and outpatient management strategies while working closely with subspecialty experts.
Critical care training is a major component of the curriculum. Fellows rotate through multiple intensive care units where they manage patients with respiratory failure, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multi-organ failure, cardiac emergencies, neurologic critical illness, and postoperative complications. Training emphasizes evidence-based critical care and multidisciplinary teamwork.
Procedural training is extensive throughout fellowship. Fellows become proficient in bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), robotic bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, chest tube placement, pleural catheter insertion, airway management, central venous catheterization, arterial line placement, and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Dedicated simulation workshops help fellows develop procedural competence and confidence before clinical practice.
The curriculum includes specialized exposure to interventional pulmonology, pulmonary hypertension programs, interstitial lung disease clinics, lung transplant medicine, sleep medicine, advanced bronchoscopy services, and multidisciplinary pulmonary conferences. Fellows receive training in both common and highly complex pulmonary conditions encountered in tertiary referral centers.
Research opportunities are available throughout training. Fellows may participate in clinical trials, translational lung research, pulmonary physiology studies, critical care investigations, airway disease research, pulmonary hypertension projects, and quality improvement initiatives. Faculty mentorship supports scholarly productivity, academic presentations, and career development.
Educational activities include grand rounds, journal clubs, board review sessions, radiology conferences, multidisciplinary ILD conferences, pulmonary hypertension conferences, simulation-based education, tumor boards, case conferences, and research seminars. Fellows work closely with nationally recognized faculty members who are leaders in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Graduates of the fellowship pursue careers in academic pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, interventional pulmonology, lung transplantation, pulmonary hypertension programs, research institutions, and private practice. The fellowship prepares physicians for leadership roles in modern pulmonary and critical care medicine worldwide.

Admission Intake

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Fee (INR):

Stipend (INR):

Fellows receive annual stipends according to NYU Langone Health Graduate Medical Education salary policies based on postgraduate training level.

Accomodation:

Hostel Facility

Scholarship:

Eligibility

Must possess an MD or equivalent medical degree
Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine Residency Program
Must apply through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service)
Medical school transcript required
Curriculum Vitae (CV) required
Personal statement required
Three letters of recommendation required
USMLE scores required
Dean’s Letter/MSPE required
ECFMG certification mandatory for IMGs
J-1 visa sponsorship available through ECFMG
Strong academic and clinical performance preferred
Research experience in pulmonary or critical care medicine preferred but not mandatory

Minimum Education

MD (Doctor of Medicine)

Admission Process:

Step 1:

Complete an MD or equivalent medical degree from a recognized medical school.

Step 2:

Successfully complete an accredited Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Step 3:

Step 4:

Prepare and submit required documents:

Medical school transcript
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Personal statement
Three letters of recommendation
USMLE scores
Dean’s Letter/MSPE
ECFMG certificate (for IMGs)

Step 5:

Submit the fellowship application before the annual deadline, typically in September.

Step 6:

Applications are reviewed by the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Selection Committee.

Step 7:

Selected candidates receive interview invitations through ERAS.

Step 8:

Participate in interviews with faculty members and fellowship leadership.

Step 9:

Applicants participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Fellowship Match.

Step 10:

Matched candidates complete credentialing, onboarding, and institutional requirements before beginning fellowship training.