University of Texas at Houston

History

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in The UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, medicine, nursing and public health and includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and a growing network of clinics throughout the region. The university’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

Leadership

  • Department Chair: Ben Bobrow, MD, FACEP
  • Program Director: Michael Van Meter, MD, MPH
  • Associate Program Director: Benjamin Cooper, MD, MEd
  • Assistant Program Director: Akshay "Sunny" Elagandhala, MD, MACM
  • Assistant Program Director: Katheryn Larimore, MD
  • Assistant Program Director: Shabana Walia, MD, MPH
  • Assistant Program Director: Jessica Wilson, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Curriculum

PGY1

  • EM orientation - 1 month
  • MHH EM - 4.5 blocks
  • LBJ EM - 2.5 blocks
  • MICU - 1 month
  • Ortho - 1 month
  • Peds EM - 1 block
  • Obstetrics - 2 weeks
  • Anesthesia - 2 weeks
  • Ultrasound - 1 month
  • EMS - longitudinal

PGY2

  • MHH EM - 3.5 blocks
  • LBJ EM - 4 blocks
  • TCH Peds EM -1 month
  • STICU - 1 month
  • Community EM - 1 block
  • Elective - 1 month
  • Trauma Consult - 2 weeks
  • PICU - 1 block

PGY3

  • MHH EM - 6 blocks
  • LBJ EM - 3 blocks
  • Community EM - 2 blocks
  • NeuroTrauma ICU - 1 month
  • Elective - 1 month

Electives

  • Administration
  • Advanced US
  • Advocacy
  • Aeromedical (Life Flight)
  • Education
  • EMS
  • Global Health
  • Hyperbaric Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Research
  • Rural Medicine
  • Toxicology

Fellowships

  • Administration and Operations
  • Critical Care
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (ACGME)
  • Medical Education
  • Quality Assurance
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (ACGME)
  • Research
  • Space Medicine
  • Ultrasound

Contact Information

  • Sr. Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator – Team Lead: Ashlyn Kopech @ Ashlyn.E.Kopech@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-7882
  • Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator II: Greg Metoyer Jr. @ Gregory.L.Metoyer@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-7855

External Links

http://med.uth.edu/emergencymedicine

See Also

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