Registration to the RBC program is now closed. An email about the outcome will be emailed to applicants shortly. If you have any questions, please send an email to Lauren Lynch (llynch@thoracic.org).
The ATS Resident Boot Camp is a two-day in person course for internal medicine and pediatric residents (as well as chief residents and hospitalists) scheduled for Friday May 19 and Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Washington, DC. The Boot Camp is for fellows who have matched into a fellowship program for July 2023.
The goal of the Boot Camp is to prepare fellows entering an adult or pediatric pulmonary or critical care fellowship with the information, confidence and knowledge needed to flourish on the first day of fellowship. The course will include large and small group breakouts and hands-on workshops. The Boot Camp recruits the best faculty from across the country to teach at this course.
Participation in the ATS Resident Boot Camp will allow attendees to:
- Acquire knowledge of basic techniques and principles of mechanical ventilation, airway management, and bronchoscopy (indications, techniques, and limitations).
- Attain skills in vascular, thoracic, and pleural ultrasound image acquisition for ultrasound-guided procedures and diagnosis (pneumothorax, thoracentesis, line placement, right ventricular dilation/dysfunction, volume status).
- Improve knowledge base in cardiopulmonary physiology.
- Develop strategies to successfully manage common clinical emergencies encountered as a fellow.
Registration to the RBC program is now closed. An email about the outcome will be emailed to applicants shortly. If you have any questions, please send an email to Lauren Lynch (llynch@thoracic.org).
- The 2023 Boot Camp course is for internal medicine and pediatric residents (U.S. and international) as well as hospitalists who have been accepted into a pulmonary or critical care fellowship program beginning July 2022.
- Registration will be determined by a randomized lottery.
- Results of the lottery will be emailed the week of March 6.
- If you have questions about criteria or eligibility, please email Lauren Lynch at llynch@thoracic.org.
Adult Track Topics
Small Groups
- PFT Interpretation
- ECMO
- Pulmonary Physiology
- Equipment, Gadget and Gear
Hands On Workshops
- Airway 101
- Bronchoscopy 101
- Mechanical ventilation
- Cardiac Ultrasound and Shock
- Difficult Airway
- Advanced Bronchoscopy
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Lung Ultrasound and Pleural Disease
Peds Track Topics
Large Group
- Chronic Mechanical Ventilation
- Pulmonary Complications of Neuromuscular Conditions
- Sleep Disorders and Polysomnography
- Neonatal Lung Disease
- Pulmonary Vascular Physiology and Pulmonary Hypertension
- Chest Imaging
- Rare Lung Diseases
- Cystic Fibrosis and Highly Effective Modulator Therapies
- Severe Asthma and Biologic Therapy
- Respiratory Physiology
- Welcome to Fellowship, Keys to Success, Finding a Mentor
Small Group Sessions
- PFT Inhaler technique
- Interesting cases & approach to consults
Hands On Workshops
- Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Ventilator Management
- Tracheostomy/Airway Management
- Airway Clearance
Darlene Nelson, MD
Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS
Matt Drake, MD
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA
Neal Chaisson, MD
Briana Short, MD
Rachel Quaney, MD
Maroun Matta, MD
Hugo Carmona, MD
Morgan Soffler, DM, MD
Kathleen Doo, MD
Marjorie E. Bateman, MD
Tom Saba, MD
Aliva De, MD
Andrew Sokolow, MD
Janaki Paskaradevan, MD
