Early Career Program

Fellows Track Symposium

Thank you to everyone who attended FTS in Orlando! Applications for FTS 2027 in New Orleans will open Fall 2026.

Fts

Program Overview

The ATS Fellows Track Symposium (FTS) at the ATS 2027 International Conference will be held at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The The 2027 FTS Program is a two-day course held prior to the ATS International Conference and will allow 200 adult and pediatric fellows in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine programs to attend a special course covering cutting edge topics in the field of respiratory medicine. Please note there is limited space, seats fill up fast.

  • The FTS provides pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine fellows (adult and pediatric) who are enrolled in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited (ACGME), training program with an orientation to the sessions most relevant to them at the ATS International Conference.
  • The FTS will include faculty presentations on clinical issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders, including IPF, COPD, lung cancer, asthma, and sleep apnea.
  • The FTS will again include a pediatric track, which will include faculty presentations relevant to a pediatric career in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine (asthma in children, pediatric cystic fibrosis, and pediatric hypertension).
  • This year the FTS will provide fellows with a skills-based program, highlighting ultrasound, bronchoscopy, awake fiberoptic intubation, and other.

Objectives

The FTS will allow fellows to:

  • Maximize educational experience of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at the ATS International Conference.
  • Synthesize and discuss current and emerging trends in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
  • Integrate up to date, cutting edge information into the diagnosis and management of clinical care pathways in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
  • Interpret clinical implications of case studies reviewed during expert panel discussions.
  • Enhanced core competencies in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine to improve patient care.
  • Apply new skills, standard-of-care clinical behaviors, and evidence-based best practices in their daily medical practice.

Application

How do I apply?

  • Applications for FTS 2027 will open Fall 2026.

What happens if I am selected?

  • If you are attending the International Conference, then the registration fee for the ECP course will be waived for the two-day FTS course.
  • If you do not attend the ATS International Conference, there will be a small fee to attend this 2-day course.
  • ATS will provide meals for the duration of the FTS program.
  • Accepted FTS applicants are required to make their own travel and hotel arrangements.
  • All applicants must complete evaluations for this course.

Questions: If you have any questions, please send an email to fellows@thoracic.org.