TRAINING OF CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN MANAGERS

ICU's in the United States consume some 1% of the gross national produ ct, 10% of hospital beds, and 30% of acute hospital costs. Critical ca re medicine is the only specialty fellowship which requires formal tra ining in administrative, management, and economic skills by its certif ying organizations. The nonclinical curriculum requirements of fellows hip training have been defined, Increasing attention to this aspect of medicine is being paid by professional societies and medical institut ions. In order for critical care medicine to continue to grow as an ac ademic, as well as a successful institutional clinical service, it is important that the quality of training provided in this nonclinical pa rt of the fellowship curriculum be at least comparable to the clinical aspects of training.