What is a critical care specialist? A critical care specialist
is a medical doctor who specializes in critical care or
intensive care medicine and treats patients who need urgent care
on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Critical care doctors work
in the ICU (intensive care unit) in hospitals.What kind of
background does a critical care specialist have? A critical care
physician attends medical school plus a 2-6 year residency in
internal medicine to receive training. They must pass a board
certification exam for critical care medicine, and typically
complete at least two years of fellowship training in critical
care. During training, these physicians learn a wide variety of
techniques they will need in an urgent medical emergency, during
surgery, or postsurgery. Critical care physicians especially
need a keen ability to think on their feet and make quick
decisions. Some of the techniques a critical care physician
learns during fellowship training include ultrasound, airway
management, cardiac life support a