Our program provides a robust clinical and academic learning experience for residents and incorporates operations management training to prepare our residents to fully integrate into every facet of emergency medicine upon graduation.
With over ten years of experience managing emergency medicine programs and a track record of developing residents into leaders, our faculty are highly regarded in the field of emergency medicine within the graduate medical education community. In collaboration with our partners at Integrative Emergency Services (IES), we are committed to the advancement of clinical education, patient safety, quality healthcare outcomes, and dissemination of information that ensures best practices across our clinical sites. The design of our program is unique in that it combines best practice clinical academics and emergency department operations management training that prepares our residents to thrive in all facets of emergency medicine upon graduation; emergency medicine quality, process improvement and implementation science, billing and coding, and the patient experience. Through a rich data stream, residents receive performance dashboards providing them the ability to measure themselves against their peers thereby taking ownership of individual improvement and increasing their clinical outcomes.
We shape the future of emergency medicine.
Como el mayor sistema sanitario sin ánimo de lucro de Texas y uno de los mayores de Estados Unidos, Baylor Scott & White atiende a 41 condados a través de 52 hospitales, más de 1,200 puntos de acceso, más de 7,100 médicos en activo, más de 52,000 miembros del equipo y el Plan de Salud Baylor Scott & White.
Centro médico de la Universidad Baylor
Baylor University Medical Center is a Level 1 Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center, and Transplant Center located in downtown Dallas serving over 300,000 patients per year. BUMC was founded in 1903 and continues today as a not-for-profit hospital devoted to serving everyone through exemplary healthcare, education, research, and community service. BUMC’s charity care and community-based programs help meet the needs of underrepresented and uninsured Texans.
About our Emergency Department
The BUMC Emergency Department (ED) is a state-of-the-art 85 bed facility staffed by the best and brightest emergency services personnel in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. The BUMC ED averages over 100,000 visits per year. Patient acuity is high as demonstrated by a 26.6% admission rate with a 4.3% critical care rate.
The BUMC Department of Emergency Medicine has a long and successful history of providing undergraduate and graduate medical education delivered and managed by Residency Trained Board Certified/Eligible Emergency Physicians.
Close to 50% of our attendings are former Chief Residents. Several of our faculty have completed fellowships including: Cardiovascular Emergencies, Emergency Medicine Administration, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Ultrasound and Sports Medicine.
Many of our faculty are active in research and publication of peer-reviewed journal articles and medical textbooks. We support faculty involvement in local, state and national organized medicine groups to include Texas College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Medicine Residents Association, etc.
With a 1:2 ratio of students to educators we foster an engaging learning environment that will grant residents unparalleled access to the highest quality emergency medicine education available during their rotations.
Plan de estudios
Residents will receive the highest quality education in emergency medicine. Our unique curriculum includes an emphasis on critical care management that will equip our residents with the knowledge and skillset needed to provide high-quality care leading to a superior patient experience.
The clinical environment provides an incredible hands-on experience for residents, with great diversity in pathology, and is augmented by our innovative didactic education. Our curriculum allows residents the opportunity to gain exposure to areas of individual interest during their training, providing them the opportunity to make decisions regarding potential fellowship and independent practice career choices.
PGY-1 rotations
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
PGY-2 rotations
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
PGY-3 rotations
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
Cómo aplicar
We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to electronically accept residency applications, letters of recommendations, dean’s letters, transcripts and other credentials directly from your medical school.
Requerimientos de aplicacion
Completed ERAS applications include:
- ERAS Application Form
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Medical School Transcript
- USMLE Transcript
- COMLEX Transcript (applicable applicants)
- Declaración personal
- MSPE (Dean’s Letter)
- SLOE x 2
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Medical student opportunities
Elective rotations are available to fourth-year medical students that are interested in pursuing a residency at Baylor University Medical Center. Interested allopathic students from accredited institutions may apply through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities application service (VSLO).
Four-week visiting elective rotations may be offered from July through January. Students can begin viewing the courses and dates being offered, prerequisites, and institutional requirements at VSLO starting in March. Applications will be accepted starting abril 1.
Profesorado y residentes
Our dedicated faculty, with diverse expertise and a passion for teaching, offers invaluable mentorship and our talented residents bring enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to patient care. Together, they create a supportive community committed to excellence in medical education and compassionate care.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Estipendio y prestaciones
Además de estipendios competitivos, ofrecemos a nuestros residentes un menú completo de beneficios para empleados. Ayudamos a compensar el coste de muchas de estas prestaciones; otras son opciones que puede elegir pagar usted mismo.
Recursos de Bienestar
Este momento de su carrera profesional puede ser extremadamente difícil. Como estudiante de posgrado en medicina de Baylor Scott & White, tiene a su disposición una gran variedad de recursos que le permitirán sacar el máximo partido a su experiencia educativa.
La vida en Dallas
Dallas provides access to metropolitan entertainment and culture while maintaining the lowest cost of living among the top 10 largest U.S. cities.
Contáctanos
Courtney Durham
Program Administrator
Courtney.Durham@BSWHealth.org
Verification requests: BUMCGMEVerifications@BSWHealth.org
Emergency Medicine Residency
Baylor University Medical Center
3500 Gaston Avenue
1st floor, Roberts Building
Dallas, Texas 75246
Centro médico de la Universidad Baylor
Roberts Hospital
3500 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246