I am an MS4 applying to EM residencies and I wonder why there is so much emphasis on ICU months as EM residents. I think ICU experience would be very useful, but many of the places I'm applying to highlight the fact that they are ICU heavy. Many are excited about the prospect of adding even more ICU rotations. This worries me as I'm thinking I should be perfecting my EM knowledge and style before being in the ICU. I want to be a community ED doc for my entire career and am not trying to be an intensivist.
Is this a new phenomenon? Were EM residents doing 6 months out of their training in ICUs 10-20 years ago? And what is this push all about: procedure practice, resus/code management, etc? That seems to be the answer every time I ask it in person, but I was wondering what everyone on here thinks?
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Why so much Critical Care in EM now?
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