Hans J Lee, David Feller-Kopman, R Wesley Shepherd, Francisco A Almeida, Rabih Bechara, David Berkowitz, Mohit Chawla, Erik Folch, Andrew Haas, Colin Gillespie, Robert Lee, Adnan Majid, Rajiv Malhotra, Ali Musani, Jonathan Puchalski, Daniel Sterman, Lonny Yarmus
BACKGROUND: Interventional pulmonology (IP) is an emerging subspecialty with a dedicated 12 months of additional training after traditional pulmonary and critical care fellowships with fellowships across the country. A multiple-choice question (MCQ) examination was developed to measure didactic knowledge acquired in IP fellowships. METHODS: Interventional pulmonologists from 10 academic centers developed a MCQ-based examination on a proposed curriculum for IP fellowships...
June 2013: Chest