MGH Medical ICU

The MGH MICU is an 18-bed unit staffed by two teams, each with their own fellow. This high-acuity unit cares for the full breadth of critically ill patients and is a referral center for severe ARDS as well as the institutional home for V-V ECMO patients. The MGH MICU participates in clinical research, including multicenter ARDS and sepsis trials.

Fellows rotate through the MGH MICU in both the first and second year of training. In addition to leading the MICU team, fellows also gain experience in critical care triaging, critical care consults, and supervising residents in the management of in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest.

Our fellows are taught by renowned leaders in critical care medicine as well as world class nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and physiologists. Dedicated fellow-level teaching includes daily radiology rounds, weekly ventilator rounds, multi-disciplinary critical care ultrasound rounds and a weekly critical care conference.

Our trainees also take an active role in teaching residents and receive formal feedback from faculty members in order to develop the educational skills that are essential for a career in academic critical care.

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