Trainee Hub

As a chest medicine trainee, or a specialist transitioning out of training, we strive to provide you with access to personal and professional resources tailored to your career level. 

Our goals are to provide each member with the opportunities and resources necessary to become excellent teachers, clinicians, and scholars; to foster active participation and progress in our organization; and to develop exemplary ambassadors of CHEST at local, regional, and national levels.

With this in mind, the Trainee Hub features highlighted resources for each stage of your training.

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Google Hangouts On Air

The Training and Transitions Committee held Hangouts On Air, live presentations covering relevant topics to trainees throughout their career. 

The following presentations are available to view at your convenience from your computer, tablet, or phone.

Early Career Development: Tips for Academic and Community Practice
Length: 1 Hour

Speakers: Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP, May Lee, MD, FCCP, Joshua Smith, MD, and John Studdard, MD, FCCP

Work-Life Balance
Length: 30 minutes

Speakers: Gabriel Bosslet, MD, FCCP,  Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP, David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP, and Sarah Tapyrik, MD, FCCP

Life as a Fellow Blog

A series of "fellow life lessons" from members of the Trainee Work Group (current and previous trainees in leadership with CHEST):

Clinical Topics

• Cardiac Surgical Critical Care Medicine: The Role Critical Care Physicians Can Play in Improving Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery by Bravein Amalakuhan, MD

Fellowship Topics

• NEW: Finding the Right Mentor by Radu Postelnicu, MD
• Why I Chose an Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship by Van Holden, MD
• A Fellow's Experience: Adjusting to Research by Erin Crowley, MD
• Surviving Your First Year of PCCM/Sleep Fellowship by Usman Nazir, MD
• Tricks to Stay Afloat During Your First Year of Fellowship by Van Holden, MD
• Choosing the Right Fellowship (For You) by James Town, MD
• How to Succeed in Research During Your PCCM Fellowship by Christopher Erb, MD, PhD
• Selecting Mentors and Projects by Joshua Smith, MD

Health and Work/Life Balance Topics

• NEW: Long-Distance Relationships While Training by Casey Cable, MD, MS
• NEW: Fighting Burnout One Day at a Time- Part 1 by Gretchen Winter, MD
• NEW: Fighting Burnout One Day at a Time- Part 2 by Gretchen Winter, MD
• Work/Life Balance by Talayeh Rezayat, MC, USAF
• How to Balance Personal and Professional Life During Fellowship by Leena Pawar, MD
• Take a Deep Breath by Deepak Chandra, MD
• Physical Fitness and Health During Fellowship by Bravein Amalakuhan, MD
• Becoming a Parent During Fellowship by James Town, MD

End-of-Life Topics

• Death in the ICU: An Inevitable Ending by Audra Schwalk, MD
• Dealing With Death: Personal Self-Care by Melissa Lesko, DO

Transition Topics

• NEW: Setting Yourself for Success: How to Make Yourself a Great Candidate For Advanced Training by Audra Schwalk, MD
• Transitioning Out of Fellowship—So I Am Finally a Doctor by Melissa Lesko, DO
• Feeling Like a Fraud by Erin Crowley, MD

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