Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Welcome

Welcome to the UConn Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) Fellowship.
This one-year multidisciplinary program, ACGME-accredited in 2024, offers comprehensive training in the care of critically ill patients across multiple specialties.

We accept two fellows per year. Applicants from both Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine residencies are eligible to apply through the San Francisco (SF) Match.

In addition, Hartford HealthCare Hospitals offer a non-ACGME second-year Critical Care Fellowship designed for Emergency Medicine graduates seeking eligibility for American Board of Anesthesiology certification.

Program Mission

The UConn ACCM Fellowship aims to develop skilled, compassionate, and independent consultants who:

  • Demonstrate deep medical knowledge and sound clinical judgment.
  • Excel in procedural and cognitive critical care skills.
  • Advocate for patient safety and multidisciplinary collaboration.
  • Serve as educators, leaders, and role models within their institutions and communities.

Our fellows graduate as well-rounded intensivists prepared to manage diverse and complex critically ill populations with excellence and confidence.

Clinical Training

Fellows rotate through three major institutions, gaining exposure to a broad spectrum of critical care environments:

  • Hartford Hospital – an 867-bed Level I academic and tertiary referral center, among the largest in New England, with:
    • Over 2,000 trauma admissions and 30,000 surgical procedures annually.
    • More than 3,000 surgical ICU admissions each year across the Trauma/Surgical ICU (C8I), Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU (B2N & B3N), and Neuro ICU (C9I & B9I).
    • Additional exposure in the Coronary Care Unit (B10I) and Emergency Critical Care Unit (ECCU).
    • A total of 105 ICU beds (including MICU) and 58 step-down beds, offering continuity of care across the spectrum of critical illness.
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) – a 414-bed community teaching hospital and Level III Trauma Center in New Britain and Southington.
    • Features a 24-bed mixed medical–surgical–neuro ICU, offering broad exposure to trauma, postoperative, and community-based critical care.
    • Fellows work closely with dedicated intensivists and APPs, gaining experience in independent clinical decision-making and procedural competency.
  • UConn Health – John Dempsey Hospital – a 234-bed academic medical center in Farmington, CT.
    • The 28-bed mixed Medical–Surgical–Neurocritical Care Unit provides exposure to multidisciplinary care under a closed ICU model.
    • Managed by intensivists from Anesthesiology, Surgery, Neurology, and Internal Medicine.
    • Fellows work alongside Pulmonary and Surgical Critical Care fellows, as well as residents and medical students, in a collaborative educational environment.

This comprehensive, multi-institutional experience ensures that graduates emerge as highly trained intensivists capable of managing the sickest patients in any setting.

Education & Scholarly Activity

  • Weekly didactic sessions, Morbidity and Mortality conferences, and journal clubs throughout the academic year.
  • Fellows participate in simulation sessions, case discussions, and multidisciplinary teaching rounds.
  • Each fellow is expected to engage in scholarly activity, which may include:
    • Participation in ongoing research or quality improvement projects.
    • Abstract or poster presentations at regional or national meetings.
    • Manuscript or book chapter contributions.

Contact Information

Dhamodaran Palaniappan, M.D.
Program Director

Lynn Pauls, M.D.
Associate Program Director

Patrycja Luke
Program Coordinator

UConn School of Medicine
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 1127
Farmington, CT 06030-1127

Phone: 860-679-2744
Email: pluke@uchc.edu