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History

The Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is located in Southern California, in the historic city of Palm Springs; an area that enjoys nearly 354 days of sunshine a year and is nestled right at the foot of mountains, a national park and is a short drive from multiple beautiful beaches. The DRMC is a Level II Trauma Center and the only designated trauma center in the Coachella Valley, covering more than 8,000 square miles, 3 states and 2 countries. It has received advanced certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and is also a STEMI center and a Level I Methamphetamine receiving center.

The Emergency Medicine program is a 3 year ACGME accredited program with over 70,000 emergency department visits per year of which roughly 20 percent are pediatric visits. In addition, we receive over 2000 trauma visits per year and have an 18.3 percent general admissions rate and a 3 percent critical care admissions rate. There are only four other residency programs within the DRMC: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery. We also have only 10 residents (starting with the class of 2023) in each emergency medicine class. This means that we have an excellent faculty/staff to resident ratio and from the first day, access to very high numbers of high acuity procedural and clinical experiences.

Leadership

Department Chair / Medical Director: Babak Khazaeni, M.D.
Assistant Medical Director: Jacqueline Le, M.D.
Program Director: Joel Stillings, D.O.
Assistant Program Director: Michelle Mouri, D.O.
Assistant Program Director: Ryan Roten, DO
Research Director: Babak Khazaeni, M.D.
Ultrasound Directors: Grant Nelson, M.D.; Korbin Haycock, M.D.

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Desert Regional Medical Center - Palm Springs, CA

Secondary Hospital

Hi-Desert Medical Center - Joshua Tree, CA

Emergency Medicine

Sutter Health - Sacramento, CA

Pediatric Emergency medicine

Curriculum

PGY1

Emergency Medicine - 16 weeks
Anesthesiology - 2 weeks
Ophthalmology - 2 weeks
Orthopedic Surgery - 4 weeks
Internal Medicine - 8 weeks
Medicine ICU - 4 weeks
Pediatrics - 4 weeks
Surgical ICU - 4 weeks
Vacation - 4 weeks
Ultrasound - 4 weeks

PGY2

Emergency Medicine - 28 weeks
Medicine ICU - 4 weeks
Obstetrics - 4 weeks
Trauma ICU - 4 weeks
Ultrasound - 4 weeks
Selective - 4 weeks
Vacation - 4 weeks

PGY3

Emergency Medicine - 30 weeks
Pediatric EM - 6 weeks
Selective - 4 weeks
Vacation - 4 weeks
EMS - 4 weeks
Administration/Related activities - 4 weeks

Fellowships

Ultrasound fellowship

Contact Information

Erin Seto

Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency

DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Graduate Medical Education

1180 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Suite E418, Palm Springs, California 92262

Phone: 760.323.6830 | Fax: 760.323.6489 | Email: Erin.Seto@vituity.com

External Links

Desert Regional Medical Center EM

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 ==History==
-The Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is located in Southern California, in the historic city of Palm Springs; an area that enjoys nearly 354 days of sunshine a year and is nestled right at the foot of mountains, a national park and is a short drive from multiple beautiful beaches. The DRMC is a Level II Trauma Center and the only designated trauma center in the Coachella Valley, covering more than 8,000 square miles, 3 states and 2 countries. It has received advanced certification as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and is also a STEMI center and a Level I Methamphetamine receiving center.
+The Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is located in Southern California, in the historic city of Palm Springs; an area that enjoys nearly 354 days of sunshine a year and is nestled right at the foot of mountains, a national park and is a short drive from multiple beautiful beaches. The DRMC is a Level II Trauma Center and the only designated trauma center in the Coachella Valley, covering more than 8,000 square miles, 3 states and 2 countries. It has received advanced certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and is also a STEMI center and a Level I Methamphetamine receiving center.
-The Emergency Medicine program is a 3 year ACGME accredited program with over 70,000 ER visits per year of which  roughly 20 percent  are pediatric visits. In addition, we receive over 2000 trauma visits per year and have an 18.3 percent general admissions rate and a 3 percent critical care admissions rate.  The first class of residents joined us in 2015. Subsequently, 8 residents are accepted each year.
+The Emergency Medicine program is a 3 year ACGME accredited program with over 70,000 emergency department visits per year of which  roughly 20 percent  are pediatric visits. In addition, we receive over 2000 trauma visits per year and have an 18.3 percent general admissions rate and a 3 percent critical care admissions rate. There are only four other residency programs within the DRMC: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery. We also have only 10 residents (starting with the class of 2023) in each emergency medicine class. This means that we have an excellent faculty/staff to resident ratio and from the first day, access to very high numbers of high acuity procedural and clinical experiences.
 ==Leadership==
-*'''Department Chair / Medical Director:''' Babak Khazaeni, MD
+*'''Department Chair / Medical Director:''' Babak Khazaeni, M.D.
-*'''Assistant Medical Director:''' Jacqueline Le, MD
+*'''Assistant Medical Director:''' Jacqueline Le, M.D.
-*'''Program Director:''' Joel Stillings, DO
+*'''Program Director:''' Joel Stillings, D.O.
-*'''Assistant Program Director:''' Michelle Mourri, DO
+*'''Assistant Program Director:''' Michelle Mouri, D.O.
 *'''Assistant Program Director:''' Ryan Roten, DO
-*'''Research Director:''' Babak Khazaeni, MD
+*'''Research Director:''' Babak Khazaeni, M.D.
+*'''Ultrasound Directors:''' Grant Nelson, M.D.; Korbin Haycock, M.D.
 ==Training Locations==
 ===Primary Hospital===
-Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA
+Desert Regional Medical Center - Palm Springs, CA
+===Secondary Hospital===
+Hi-Desert Medical Center - Joshua Tree, CA
+*Emergency Medicine
+Sutter Health - Sacramento, CA
+*Pediatric Emergency medicine
 ==Curriculum==
 ===PGY1===
-*Emergency Medicine - 20 weeks
+*Emergency Medicine - 16 weeks
 *Anesthesiology - 2 weeks
 *Ophthalmology - 2 weeks
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 *Surgical ICU - 4 weeks
 *Vacation - 4 weeks
+*Ultrasound - 4 weeks
 ===PGY2===
-*Emergency Medicine - 30 weeks
+*Emergency Medicine - 28 weeks
 *Medicine ICU - 4 weeks
 *Obstetrics - 4 weeks
 *Trauma ICU - 4 weeks
-*Ultrasound - 2 weeks
+*Ultrasound - 4 weeks
-*Elective - 4 weeks
+*Selective - 4 weeks
 *Vacation - 4 weeks
 ===PGY3===
-*Emergency Medicine - 36 weeks
+*Emergency Medicine - 30 weeks
 *Pediatric EM - 6 weeks
-*Elective - 4 weeks
+*Selective - 4 weeks
-*Ultrasound - 2 weeks
 *Vacation - 4 weeks
+*EMS - 4 weeks
+*Administration/Related activities - 4 weeks
+===Fellowships===
+*[[Has::Ultrasound fellowship]]
 ==Contact Information==
-Lizet C. Martinez, MHA
+'''Erin Seto'''
-Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency <br / >
+:Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency <br / >
-DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Graduate Medical Education <br />
+:DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Graduate Medical Education <br />
-N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262 <br />
+:1180 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Suite E418, Palm Springs, California 92262 <br />
-Phone: 760.323.6830 | Fax: 760.323.6489 | Email: Lizet.Martinez@tenethealth.com
+:'''Phone:''' 760.323.6830 | '''Fax:''' 760.323.6489 | '''Email:''' [mailto:Erin.Seto@vituity.com Erin.Seto@vituity.com]
 ==External Links==
-[http://www.desertemergency.com DRMC EM Website: www.desertemergency.com]
+*[http://www.desertemergency.com Desert Regional Medical Center EM]
 ==See Also==