Dual Certification in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

Candidates seeking dual certification in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine must complete a minimum of three years of accredited combined training, 18 months of which must be clinical training. Only candidates certified in a subspecialty that requires at least two years of accredited fellowship training (three years for cardiovascular disease and gastroenterology) are permitted to take the critical care medicine examination after completion of 12 months of accredited clinical critical care medicine fellowship training. Candidates certified in internal medicine only must complete 24 months of accredited critical care medicine fellowship training, including 12 months of clinical training, to qualify for the critical care medicine examination.