Curriculum

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The emergency medicine residency curriculum is based on twelve, 4-week blocks during each post-graduate year.  The curriculum is designed to provide residents with the necessary skills and knowledge to practice effectively in any Emergency Department. 

The PGY-1 year is designed to give incoming residents a broad knowledge base and a foundation in core Emergency Medicine principles and clinical skills. 

In the PGY-2 year, residents assume more leadership and patient care responsibility. This is achieved through an increased number of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine months.  Residents are also encouraged to develop more advanced procedural skills and to learn to manage multiple high acuity patients. 

PGY-3 residents take an active role in overseeing the Emergency Department flow as well as supervising PGY-1 and 2 residents.  They also lead weekly case conference and provide laboratory instruction to rotating medical students. Senior residents explore their personal interests during 2 months of electives. This includes rotations in global health, wilderness medicine, ultrasound, EMS, toxicology and a wide variety of EM related topics.


PGY-1 Year

Emergency Medicine 23 weeks

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 4 weeks

Trauma Surgery 4 weeks

Medical ICU 4 weeks

OB / GYN 4 weeks

Anesthesia/Ultrasound 4 weeks

   

PGY-2 Year  

Emergency Medicine 28 weeks

Trauma Surgery 8 weeks

Medical ICU  4 weeks

Pediatric Emergency Medicine-San Antonio 4 weeks

Pediatric ICU 4 weeks


PGY-3 Year  

Emergency Medicine 24 weeks

Pediatric Emergency Medicine  8 weeks

Elective 8 weeks

Medical ICU  4 weeks

EMS / ED Administration 4 weeks




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