Residency Clinical Curriculum

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 to practice effectively in any Emergency Department. 

The PGY-1 year is designed to give incoming residents a broad knowledge base as well as to begin developing the core Emergency Medicine knowledge.

In the PGY-2 year, residents are expected to assume more responsibility, which is reflected in the increased number of Emergency Medicine months.  They are also encouraged to develop more advanced procedural skills and to learn to manage high acuity patients.

PGY-3 residents will take an active role in managing the Emergency Department as well as supervising PGY-1 and 2 residents.  They will also play an active role in didactic sessions and in the teaching of rotating medical students.