The Multidisciplinary Critical Care Knowledge Assessment Program (MCCKAP) online examination is almost here! Now is your last chance to assess the effectiveness of your critical care fellowship program or prepare for your critical care subspecialty board examination.

The MCCKAP examination:

• Assesses critical care knowledge gained during fellowship training
• Identifies areas of strength and weakness with rationales for missed questions
• Provides preliminary scores and analyses upon examination completion

Don’t wait! The MCCKAP examination is administered online April 1 to 8, 2025.

Read about how MCCKAP can help future critical care clinicians in a recent blog post.

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Plus, SCCM president Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM, recently discussed the updated intensivist definition article with Critical Care Medicine Editor-in-Chief Jonathan E. Sevransky MD, MHS, FCCM, and editorial board member Heather Meissen, DNP, FCCM, on the March 2025 edition of Critical Content: Critical Care Medicine.

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Congratulations to the First Critical Care Quick Study Award Winner!

The Critical Care Quick Study, an open-access repository in the SCCM Resource Library, offers microlearning content for healthcare professionals. It is a valuable resource for SCCM members and the public, providing concise, evidence-based educational material on critical care topics.

Journal Club: Spotlight on Pharmacy
March 21, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
Explore recent studies on antibiotic treatment for bloodstream infections, IV amino acids for kidney protection, and propranolol to reduce the use of sedatives in critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation.

Advance patient care, enhance outcomes, and recognize your ICU as a leader in critical care through SCCM’s new ICU Centers of Excellence Program.

The ICU Centers of Excellence Program emphasizes multiprofessional team collaboration, fosters partnerships among hospitals, and offers engagement with SCCM experts to facilitate shared learning. By using intuitive dashboards, ICUs can track progress, measure impact, and gain valuable insights to drive meaningful, system-wide improvements.

Download the ICU Liberation Data Collection Manual and learn how SCCM’s ICU Centers of Excellence can optimize data collection to drive meaningful improvements in critical care. This guide outlines key requirements, data pathways, and resources to ensure accurate, standardized data collection to support consistent analysis and reporting aligned with the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F).

‌Applications are being accepted until March 31, 2025, from hospitals in the United States and U.S. territories.

Guideline Proposal Submissions Are Now Open

‌SCCM is now accepting guideline topic proposals! Guidelines ensure that critically ill and injured patients receive consistent, evidence-based care using the most current and relevant knowledge available.

Proposals are prioritized to align with the Society's mission as well as the needs of patients and their families.

• View Guideline Development Resources
• All SCCM Guidelines

‌To be considered for SCCM’s 2026 fiscal year, proposals must be submitted by Monday, May 19, 2025.

‌Experience the perfect balance of in-person and online learning with the Multiprofessional Critical Care Review (MCCR): Adult In-Person Course. Connect with critical care experts to acquire in-depth knowledge, helping you to excel on board examinations, enhance your clinical practice, and improve patient care.

July 23-25, 2025
SCCM Headquarters and Conference Center
Mount Prospect, Illinois

Can't attend in-person? Learn online.

Challenge Yourself With Critical Care ConfidenCE

‌New! Expand your expertise with Critical Care ConfidenCE: Pulmonary, designed for those looking to deepen their pulmonary critical care knowledge. Available for purchase by both members and nonmembers.

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