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An '''intensivist''', also known as a critical care doctor, is a [[medical practitioner]] who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, most often in the [[Intensive care unit|intensive care unit]] (ICU).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webstr.com/medical/intensivist|title=Merriam Webster: Medical Dictionary}}|</ref><ref name="eMed Crit Care">{{cite web |last1=Cunha |first1=John |title=What Does a Critical Care Medicine Doctor Do? |url=https://www.emedicinehealth.com/what_does_a_critical_care_medicine_doctor_do/article_em.htm |website=eMedicineHealth |language=en}}</ref> Intensivists can be internists or internal medicine sub-specialists (most often pulmonologists), anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, pediatricians (including neonatologists), or surgeons who have completed a fellowship in [[critical care medicine]]. The intensivist must be competent not only in a broad spectrum of conditions among critically ill patients but also with the technical procedures and equipment (i.e. [[Mechanical ventilation|mechanical ventilators]]) used in the intensive care setting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acponline.org/medical_students/career_paths/subspecialist/critical_care_medicine.htm|title=Subspecialty Careers: Critical Care Medicine}}</ref>
==Training in the United States==
After medical school there are several different routes to becoming an '''intensivist'''. One can do a three year internal medicine residency, and then a three year pulmonology/critical care fellowship, or a two year critical care fellowship. Also, if starting with internal medicine, it is possible to do a different specialty fellowship entirely, such as three years of cardiology of gastroenterology, and then an additional one year fellowship in critical care medicine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Critical Care Medicine {{!}} ACP Online |url=https://www.acponline.org/about-acp/about-internal-medicine/subspecialties-of-internal-medicine/critical-care-medicine |website=www.acponline.org}}</ref>It is also possible to complete a residency first in general surgery, anesthesiology, and emergency medicine before applying for a 1-2 year fellowship in critical care.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surgical Critical Care Match |url=https://www.nrmp.org/fellowship-applicants/participating-fellowships/surgical-critical-care-match/ |website=NRMP}}</ref>
==References==
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