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University of Arizona
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Joined a network of 28 acute care hospital emergency departments. The opportunities ahead with regard to improving patient care, resident and student education and research are simply amazing. Banner Health brings us a successful model for implementing high-quality care in a consistent way. University of Arizona brings them an experienced team of academic emergency physicians who have played a substantial role in the development of this specialty.
Leadership
- Department Chair: Samuel Keim
- Program Director: Albert Fiorello
- Associate/Assistant Program Director:
- Research Director: Kurt Denninghoff
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
University Medical Center
Secondary Hospital
Tucson Medical Center
Tertiary Hospital
University of Arizona/UPHK
Curriculum
PGY1
- 4 weeks - Orientation
- 5, 4-week blocks - Emergency Department: BUMCT and BUMCS
- 4 weeks - Medical Intensive Care: SAVAHCS
- 4 weeks - Emergency Department: SAVAHCS
- 4 weeks - Emergency Surgery/Trauma: BUMCT
- 4 weeks - Orthopedics: BUMCT
- 2 weeks - Obstetrics: BUMCT
- 4 weeks - Anesthesia: BUMCT
- 4 weeks - Vacation (split into two 2-week blocks)
- 2 weeks - Emergency Ultrasound
PGY2
- 8, 4-week blocks - Emergency Department: BUMCT and BUMCS
- 4 weeks - Pulmonary Intensive Care: BUMCT
- 4 weeks - Surgical Intensive Care/In-House Code Team: BUMCT
- 2 weeks - Cardiology: SAVAHCS
- 2 weeks - Toxicology
- 4 weeks - Selective
- 4 weeks - Vacation (split into two 2-week blocks)
PGY3
- 9, 4-week blocks - Emergency Department: BUMCT and BUMCS
- 4 weeks - Emergency Department: Tucson Medical Center
- 4 weeks - Pediatric Intensive Care: BUMCT
- 4 weeks - Selective
- 4 weeks - Vacation (split into two 2-week blocks)
Residency Tracks
Integrated subspecialty areas:
- Critical Care
- EMS
- Medical Education/Simulation
- Sports Medicine
- Emergency Ultrasound
Electives
- Advanced Airway Management
- Community EM Medicine: Boise, ID
- Departmental Administration
- Dermatology
- Disaster Medicine
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- History of Medicine (airway)
- International Medicine
- Medical Education Administration
- Medical Spanish
- Medical Toxicology
- Ophthalmology
- Original Research
- Peds EM
- Radiology
- Simulation Medicine
- Sports Medicine
- Ultrasound
- Wilderness Medicine
Fellowships
- Academic Research Fellowship
- Clinical Informatics Fellowship
- Critical Care Fellowship
- EMS Fellowship
- Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
- Medical Simulation Fellowship
- Medical Toxicology Fellowship
- Sports Medicine Fellowship
Contact Information
Residency Coordinator: Veronica Calderon Email: emres@aemrc.arizona.edu Phone: +1 5206267233 Fax: +1 5206261633
External Links
http://www.emergencymed.arizona.edu
