Emergency Medicine Residency

The first year (PGY-1) of training provides residents with the clinical skills and knowledge needed to become well rounded physicians.

Interns begin with a comprehensive 1 month orientation to help familiarize them with the emergency department and refresh their emergency medicine clinical knowledge. They will receive hands-on procedural training while integrating into clinical shifts. The month is also designed to help residents integrate with their classmates and the BUMC family via social gatherings.

After the orientation month, residents will spend time off-service acquiring skills and knowledge essential to the practice of emergency medicine in the specialized areas listed below.

There is an emphasis on caring for critically ill patients with multiple intensive care months that give residents excellent training in procedures and resuscitations. Residents receive close supervision and clinical teaching by experienced academic and clinical faculty who are actively involved in bedside teaching during their intern year.

While in the ED, interns work approximately 20 10-hour shifts each month during the PGY-1 year.

• 1 Month EM Orientation (BUMC)
• 4 Months BUMC ED
• 1 Months EM Skills
• 0.5 Month L&D & NICU
• 1 Month OrthoPEDICS (BUMC)
• 1 Month Trauma (BUMC)
• 1 Month CCU (BUMC)
• 1 Month MICU (BUMC)
• 1.5 Month CMC ED**

** Pediatric Emergency Medicine is a one-month block experience for PGY-1 Residents

In the PGY-2 year, the emergency medicine resident continues to gain experience in caring for critically ill patients and spends the majority of this year in the emergency department learning how to care for multiple sick patients at once. Residents will also spend time off service in the medical and trauma ICUs. Residents will gain their pediatric EM experience via a longitudinal track at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. They will have a month to initiate an elective research project and will spend time off-service on toxicology and EMS rotations.

While in the ED, PGY-2 residents work approximately 19 9-hour shifts.

• 8 Months Adult EM (BUMC) *
• 1 Month PICU (McLane)
• 1 Month MICU (BUMC)
• 1 Month STICU (BUMC)
• 1 Month Toxicology & EMS

* Pediatric Emergency Medicine is a longitudinal experience for PGY-2 and PGY-3 Residents

During their PGY-3 year, residents have increasing autonomy in patient care during their ED shifts. They become leaders in the department and move into a supervisory role as they learn to manage multiple critical patients. They will continue to gain their pediatric EM experience via a longitudinal track at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Residents also have elective time available to pursue clinical or research interests.

While in the ED, PGY-3 residents work approximately 18 9-hour shifts.

• 9 Months Adult EM (BUMC)
• 1 Month Administration (BUMC)
• 2 Months Research & Elective