Emergency Medicine Residency

The first year is focused on getting interns integrated into residency. The year begins with an orientation block where residents undergo BLS/ACLS/ATLS/PALS training as well as several workshops led by emergency department faculty, including basic and advanced airway, central venous access and suturing. This also includes ED shifts at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital. Clinically, your internship year highlights common ED complaints and diagnoses, as well as associated management and dispositions. Additionally, a significant amount of time is spent teaching residents frequently used ED procedures including point-of-care ultrasound and orthopedic reductions.

The second year focuses on the care of the complex patient. In addition to being in the ED, residents spend time in multiple ICUs to help develop essential skills required to manage critically ill patients. PGY-2 residents rotate in the critical care unit, neuroscience ICU and pediatric ICU. Attention is also dedicated to improving diagnostic and procedural skills in common, but more potentially difficult, ED complaints such as back pain, chest pain, dyspnea, headache and more.

The third-year prepares residents for independent practice by training them to be able to “run the ED” themselves, in addition to encouraging leadership both inside and outside the ED. Patient flow, as well as patient metrics, are emphasized. Clinically, senior residents sharpen their acumen in recognizing when patients don’t “fit into a box” and develop advanced skills in the management of critically ill patients.