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Fellowship · via Internal Medicine

Pulmonary / Critical Care

Terminal subspecialty. Apply during or after Internal Medicine residency.

What this specialty is

Pulm-CCM physicians manage COPD, asthma, ILD, lung cancer, sleep disorders, and ICU patients (sepsis, ARDS, ventilator management). Most do combined fellowship for both. Procedural work includes bronchoscopy and EBUS.

Lifestyle & practice

Fellowship hours 60 to 75. Attending split between ICU shifts (intense) and pulm clinic (predictable). Compensation $400k to $500k.

Common fellowship paths

Interventional PulmonologySleep Medicine (separate fellowship)Lung Transplant
Quick facts
Fellowship length
3 years (combined PCCM)
Median comp
$400k to $500k
Resources to learn more

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183
programs
705
positions / cycle
1550
applicants / cycle
Simulated match rates· 2026 cycle
  • IM grad58%(target 55%)
  • IMG23%(target 28%)
Data source
NRMP SMS Program Results. Per-program quota + filled history extracted from NRMP Specialties Matching Service program-results PDFs (2020–2026).
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