In-service Exam Writing Committee

The APCCMPD In-service Exam Writing Committee is comprised of current and former Program Directors who create exam items to reflect the knowledge and skills identified as necessary for competent trainee progression through Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Combined Subspecialty Training. The In-service Exam Writing Committee goes to great lengths to ensure that the exams are an accurate reflection of the most current evidence and practice in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Exam items are evaluated annually to ensure each exam item is statistically validated. 

2020-2021 IN-SERVICE EXAM WRITING COMMITTEE
	Brian W. Carlin, MD - Chair Former Training Program Director Pulmonary and Critical Care  Pittsburgh, PA
	Paru S. Patrawalla, MD - Vice-Chair Training Program Director Associate Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
	Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, MD  Training Program Director NYU Langone Health Professor, Department of Medicine NYU Grossman School of Medicine
	Robert A. Balk, MD Division Chair, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Rush University Medical Center Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Rush Medical College
	Andrew R. Berman, MD Division Director, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Allergic & Immunologic Diseases Clinical Professor of Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
	Kathryn L. Bilello, MD Training Program Director Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California San Francisco/Fresno
	Robert R. Kempainen, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Minnesota Medical School
	John P. Kress, MD Training Program Director Professor of Medicine University of Chicago
	Stephanie M. Levine, MD Training Program Director Professor of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
	John G. Mastronarde, MD, MSc Former Training Program Director Pulmonary and Critical Care  Portland VA Medical Center
	John M. Oropello, MD Training Program Director Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
	Hiram Rivas-Perez, MD Training Program Director Associate Professor of Medicine University of Louisville School of Medicine

Charge

• Annually review, revise, and write questions to be included in the Critical Care and Pulmonary/Critical Care In-service Examinations question bank.  
• Identify opportunities and provide strategic direction to the APCCMPD Board of Directors on issues regarding the Critical Care and Pulmonary/Critical Care In-service Examinations.
• Set policy regarding taking the examination.

Exam Content Areas

Pulmonary Diseases and Disorder

• Asthma
• Bronchiectasis
• Congenital, Neuromuscular, and Skeletal Abnormalities
• COPD
• Infections
• Interstitial and Inflammatory Lung Disease
• Neoplasma
• Occupational & Environmental Disease
• Pleural Disease
• Sleep Disorders
• Transplantation
• Vascular Disorders
• General

Critical Care

• Cardiovascular
• Renal, Endocrine, and Metabolic
• Neuro & Toxicological Disorders
• GI, Hematologic, Hematologic, and Oncologic Disorders
• Surgical, Trauma, Neurosurgical & OBGYN
• General

General Care

• Quality and Safety
• Preventative Care
• Palliative & End-of-Life Care

Practice Skills

• Diagnostic Testing
• Procedures