FELLOWSHIP IN CRITICAL CARE
Discover the world of Critical Care Fellowship with our practice-focused postgraduate diploma programme. Ideal for medical professionals looking to improve their diagnostic skills, our course offers clinical training and expert guidance.
Batch starts on
Jan to Dec/ May to June
Course Duration
12 Months
Multimodal Program
Hybrid Mode & Clinical Attachment
Flexible payment
financing options available
Program overview
MGA Medical Global Academy provides an advanced Fellowship in Critical Care, aimed for healthcare professionals who wish to specialize in the management of critically ill patients and Intensive Care Medicine. This fellowship program is a clinically based training program that offers extensive education in advanced organ support, ventilator support, hemodynamic monitoring, trauma care, and multidisciplinary education in the ICU setting, with a focus on emergency resuscitation. The course consists of a mixture of theory and intensive clinical exposure to build a skill set in the management of respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, acute cardiac emergencies, neurological crises, trauma and multi-organ dysfunction syndromes. Advanced airway management, mechanical ventilation, E.C.M.O., point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), neurocritical care, cardiovascular critical care and advanced trauma management are covered. Through the use of ICU rotations, simulations, multi-disciplinary rounds, emergency response scenarios, and supervised critical care procedures, participants receive clinical learning experience. The fellowship also emphasizes evidence-based medicine, ethical decision making, leadership in intensive care medicine, patient safety, and quality improvement to improve patient outcomes and clinical excellence in critical care medicine.
What Skills You Will Gain
Extensive knowledge of critical care medicine, protocols and emergency patient management.
Experience with advanced airway management, ventilator settings, ventilator weaning and support techniques.
Practical experience in hemodynamic monitoring, invasive line management and with ECG, ABG and imaging findings interpretation.
Knowledge of sepsis, shock, acute respiratory failure, ARDS, acute cardiac emergencies and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome management skills.
Familiarity with the advanced organ support devices such as ECMO, CRRT, dialysis, IABP, and mechanical circulatory support devices.
Working experience in the pediatric, obstetric, geriatric, trauma or neurocritical care setting.
Education about trauma triage, FAST ultrasound, massive transfusion protocols, and emergency resuscitation techniques.
Expertise in focused echocardiography and point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for procedures in the ICU setting
Awareness of ethical and legal issues related to intensive care, end-of-life care and organ donation procedures.
Leadership and interprofessional working skills for the operations of the ICU, crisis management and enhancement of patient safety
This module introduces learners to research methodology, evidence-based medicine and critical care innovation skills.
Enhanced clinical decision making skills in high acuity and emergency care situations.
Career Outcomes After the Fellowship
Upon completion of this fellowship, physicians can build on their skillset and advance their careers in critical care and intensive care medicine.
Develop a niche career in critical care and intensive care management.
ICUs, emergency departments, trauma centers, multispecialty hospitals and tertiary care institutions.
Develop competence in advanced life support, ventilator management, ECMO, trauma management and organ support.
To enhance the care and outcomes of patients by adopting evidence-based critical care practices and quick clinical decision making
Create additional opportunities in the realm of Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Neurological Critical Care and Cardiovascular ICC.
Establish professional recognition as an intensive care, high acuity patient management specialist.
Become part of multi-professional health-care teams with intensivists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and emergency physicians
Enhance opportunities for academic teaching, leadership within ICU, simulation training and critical care research.
Keep up-to-date with new technologies and innovations in intensive care medicine and emergency services.
Advance professional development in one of the most challenging and highly evolving specialties of modern medicine
What you'll learn
Foundations of Critical Care
Advanced Respiratory Support
Cardiovascular Critical Care
Neurocritical Care
Sepsis and Infectious Diseases
Renal and Metabolic Support
Key Features
1. Attending /Non-Attending Classes
2. Clinical Training in Nearest Hospital/Clinics.
3. Free Study Material with recorded lectures
4. Best Faculties (Super Specialists) of India
5. Library Access & Question & Answer Session
6. NAAC A+ University
7. 1 Year of Mentorship
8. Updated Curriculum
Course Curriculum
- Basic Resuscitation & Airway Management: ACLS, BLS, Advanced Airway Techniques (Endotracheal Intubation, LMA, Cricothyrotomy)
- Ventilator Management: Ventilator modes, settings, weaning strategies, and complications
- Hemodynamic Monitoring: Understanding and interpreting invasive BP, CVP, PA catheters, arterial waveform analysis
- Fluid and Electrolyte Management in the Critically Ill
- Sepsis and Shock Management: Early goal-directed therapy, fluid resuscitation, vasopressors
- Advanced airway management techniques (intubation, fiber-optic bronchoscopy)
- Interpretation of ECG, chest x-ray, and arterial blood gases (ABG)
- Cardiovascular Support: Inotropes, vasopressors, IABP, ECMO
- Respiratory Support: Advanced mechanical ventilation strategies, non-invasive ventilation (NIV), ECMO in ARDS
- Renal Support: Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), dialysis in the critically ill
- Neurological Emergencies: Brain death determination, management of increased intracranial pressure (ICP), status epilepticus
- Nutritional Support: Parenteral vs. enteral nutrition in the ICU
- Clinical practice with ECMO setup and management
- Dialysis catheter insertion and CRRT management
- Pediatric Critical Care: Pediatric resuscitation, mechanical ventilation in children, fluid management in pediatrics
- Obstetric Critical Care: Maternal resuscitation, eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia
- Geriatric Critical Care: Managing frail and elderly patients, polypharmacy in ICU
- Immunocompromised Patients: Solid organ transplant, stem cell therapy, HIV/AIDS, and immunosuppressive therapy management
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care: End-of-life care, futility, organ donation protocols
- Pediatric resuscitation scenarios and simulation
- Ethical decision-making in end-of-life care
- Acute Respiratory Failure: ARDS, COPD exacerbation, pulmonary embolism
- Acute Myocardial Infarction & Cardiogenic Shock: STEMI, non-STEMI, mechanical circulatory support (Impella, ECMO)
- Trauma and Polytrauma: Trauma triage, massive transfusion protocols, TBI, spinal cord injury
- Acute Stroke: Management of ischemic stroke, thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy
- Sepsis and Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS): Early detection, sepsis bundles, targeted therapies
- Trauma management, including use of ultrasound for FAST exams
- Clinical experience in managing mechanical circulatory support devices
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Cardiac, lung, abdominal, and venous ultrasound
- Advanced Imaging Techniques: Chest CT, MRI in ICU settings, interpretation of imaging findings
- Focused Echocardiography: Evaluation of cardiac function, ejection fraction, pericardial effusion
- Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Central line insertion, arterial line, peripheral nerve blocks, paracentesis, thoracentesis
- Proficiency in POCUS for hemodynamic monitoring and diagnosis
- Ultrasound-guided procedures under supervision
- ICU Team Leadership: Roles of intensivists, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and social workers
- Critical Care Operations: ICU workflow, patient flow, resource allocation, infection control
- Ethical Leadership in Critical Care: Decision-making in critical scenarios, palliative care, managing family expectations
- Patient Safety & Quality Improvement: Risk management, quality measures, protocol development, and implementation
- Simulation-Based Training: High-fidelity scenarios to practice team management and crisis resolution
- Leading mock “code blue” or mass casualty simulations
- Conducting multidisciplinary rounds with focus on clinical decision-making
- Evidence-Based Medicine: Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, clinical trials, and guidelines
- Research Design: Cohort studies, randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and outcomes research
- Research Ethics: Informed consent, institutional review boards, patient confidentiality
- Critical Care Innovations: New technologies, pharmacological agents, and future trends in critical care
- Design and propose a research project in critical care
- Statistical analysis and data interpretation
- Cardiogenic Shock and Advanced Circulatory Support: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS), Impella, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), and other circulatory assist devices
- Advanced Heart Failure Management: Mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, and ventricular assist devices (VADs)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Post-Resuscitation Care: Targeted temperature management (TTM), neurological outcomes, myocardial recovery
- Acute Coronary Syndromes and Interventional Strategies: Acute MI, STEMI and NSTEMI management, percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), and thrombolytics
- Arrhythmias and Ventricular Fibrillation: Advanced arrhythmia management, defibrillation, and pharmacological interventions in emergency settings
- Practical application of ECMO management, including initiation, monitoring, and troubleshooting
- Advanced arrhythmia interpretation and management during codes
- ARDS and ALI (Acute Lung Injury): Diagnosis, mechanical ventilation strategies, lung protective ventilation, and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Indications, techniques, and management of ECMO in ARDS, post-cardiotomy, and respiratory failure
- Chronic Respiratory Failure: Management of COPD exacerbations, home ventilation, and long-term weaning protocols
- Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV): Indications, complications, and practical use of NIV in COPD, pulmonary edema, and post-extubation respiratory failure
- Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure: Management strategies, pharmacologic agents, and advanced diagnostic approaches
- In-depth clinical training with ECMO circuits and patient management
- Simulation of ARDS and respiratory failure scenarios with advanced ventilator settings
- Neurocritical Care: Management of status epilepticus, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post-cardiac arrest syndrome
- Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP): Monitoring techniques (invasive and non-invasive), ICP management, and osmotherapy
- Brain Death and Organ Donation: Neurological determination of death, ethical issues, and organ donation protocols
- Neuroprotection and Therapeutic Hypothermia: Post-cardiac arrest care, neuroprotective strategies, and controversies surrounding therapeutic hypothermia
- Advanced Imaging in Neurocritical Care: MRI, CT, and advanced neuro-monitoring modalities for ICU patients
- Clinical experience with intracranial pressure monitoring
- Practical approaches to managing patients with severe TBI and stroke in high-acuity settings
- Polytrauma and Trauma Triage: Rapid assessment, trauma scoring systems (e.g., ISS, TRISS), and the primary survey
- Hemorrhagic Shock and Massive Transfusion Protocols: Resuscitation strategies, blood products, and hemostatic agents
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scoring, neuroprotective strategies, decompressive craniectomy
- Spinal Cord Injury: Early management, cervical spine immobilization, neurogenic shock
- Abdominal Trauma and Multi-Organ Failure: Blunt vs. penetrating trauma, traumainduced coagulopathy, and damage control surgery
- Performing FAST ultrasound exams for trauma patients
- Simulated trauma codes and clinical practice with trauma management in highfidelity mannequins
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