In-service Exam Writing Committee

The APCCMPD In-service Exam Writing Committee (ISWC) is comprised of current and former Training Program Directors and Associate 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 ISWC 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.

2026-2027 IN-SERVICE EXAM WRITING COMMITTEE
	Chair Brian W. Carlin, MD Former PCCM Training Program Director Pittsburgh, PA
	Vice-Chair Paru S. Patrawalla, MD PCCM Training Program Director Associate Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
	Ad Hoc Member Tony Abdo, MD PCCM Training Program Director Associate Professor of Medicine University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
	Andrew R. Berman, MD Division Director, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Clinical Professor of Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
	Neal F. Chaisson, MD CCM Training Program Director Assistant Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Foundation
	Saadia A. Faiz, MD PCCM Associate Program Director Professor University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
	Laura J. Hinkle, MD, MEd PCCM Training Program Director Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine
	Rayan Ihle, MD Division Chief, Pulmonary Critical Care Charleston Area Medical Center Associate Professor of Medicine West Virginia University School of Medicine
	Stephanie M. Levine, MD Professor of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
	Angela Love, MD PCCM Training Program Director Assistant Professor of Medicine SUNY Upstate Medical University
	John M. Oropello, MD CCM Training Program Director Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
	Ad Hoc Member Alyssa A. Perez, MD, MEd PCCM Associate Program Director Assistant Professor University of California, San Francisco
	Hiram L. Rivas-Perez, MD PCCM Training Program Director Associate Professor of Medicine University of Louisville School of Medicine

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Annually review, revise, and write questions to be included in the Critical Care and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine 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 Medicine 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

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