MONROE — Monroe Clinic Residency Program has received a $63,000 grant from the Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program for the development of a critical care curriculum for residents and fellows. The grant will aid in supporting faculty training, curriculum development, and education training resources for procedural training.

Due to lower critical care volumes, residents and fellows have less access to both patients and procedures due to the rural nature of our area. This project will address the gap by providing them with enhanced skills and competencies to meet the needs of caring for rural patients. 

With funds from the grant, Monroe Clinic Medical Education is purchasing educational resources that allow for improved learning experiences. The new TraumaMan, CentraLineMan and AirwayMan training systems will help staff “obtain a greater understanding of pathology and treatment,” explained Dr. Eli Burks, a Monroe Clinic hospitalist involved in the creation of the new curriculum. “This will result in quicker evidence-based decision making with lower stress and reduced mortality rates.” 

The curriculum features topics such as shock, acute kidney injuries, respiratory distress, trauma, strokes, chest pain, and specialty intensive care units. 

Each month, a 4-hour training session digs deeper into one of the topics with a critical care lecture, workshop for the specific procedures and simulation of critical care and trauma cases. 

To learn more about Monroe Clinic’s Residency and Fellowship programs, visit www.monroeclinic.org/medicalresidency.