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==History==
==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==
==Leadership==
*'''Department Chair:''' Brent King MD
*'''Department Interim Chair:''' Sam Luber, MD, MPH, FACEP
*'''Program Director:''' Samuel Luber, MD, MPH
*''' Vice Chair of Education:''' Michael Van Meter, MD, MPH
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Katrin Takenaka, MD, MEd
*'''Program Director:''' Jessica Wilson, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Michael Van Meter, MD, MPH
*'''Assistant Program Director:''' Akshay "Sunny" Elagandhala, MD, MACM
*'''Research Director:''' Yashwant Chathampally
*'''Assistant Program Director:''' Jasmine Ginn, MD,  
*'''Assistant Program Director:''' Katheryn Larimore, MD
*'''Assistant Program Director:''' Brandon O'Keefe, MD
*'''Assistant Program Director:''' Shabana Walia, MD, MP
 
==Training Locations==
==Training Locations==
===Primary Hospital===
===Primary Hospital===
Memorial/Hermann Hospital
*[[MHH-TMC|Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center]]
===Secondary Hospital===
*Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital
*Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital
===Tertiary Hospital===
 
Texas Children's Hospital
==Curriculum==
==Curriculum==


===PGY1===
===PGY1===
*EM orientation - 1 month
*EM orientation - 1 month
*MHH EM - 3 months
*MHH EM - 4.5 blocks
*LBJ EM (County) - 2 months
*LBJ EM - 2.5 blocks
*CCU - 1 month
*MICU - 1 month
*MICU - 1 month
*Ortho - 1 month
*Ortho - 1 month
*Radiology - 2 weeks
*Peds EM - 1 block
*Peds EM - 2 week block and longitudinal
*Obstetrics - 2 weeks
*Obstetrics - 2 weeks
*Anesthesia - 2 weeks
*Anesthesia - 2 weeks
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*EMS - longitudinal
*EMS - longitudinal
===PGY2===
===PGY2===
*MHH EM - 5 months
*MHH EM - 3.5 blocks
*LBJ EM (County) - 3 months
*LBJ EM - 4 blocks
*TCH Peds EM -1 month
*TCH Peds EM -1 month
*Shock Trauma ICU - 1 month
*STICU - 1 month
*EM Critical Care - 1 month
*Community EM - 1 block
*Elective - 1 month
*Elective - 1 month
*Trauma Consult - 2 weeks
*PICU - 1 block
===PGY3===
===PGY3===
*MHH EM - 4.5 months
*MHH EM - 6 blocks
*LBJ EM (County) - 3.5 months
*LBJ EM - 3 blocks
*Community EM - 1 month
*Community EM - 2 blocks
*PICU - 1 month
*NeuroTrauma ICU - 1 month
*NeuroTrauma ICU - 1 month
*Elective - 1 month
*Elective - 1 month


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


==Fellowships==
==Fellowships==
*[[Has::Administration fellowship]]
*[[Has::Critical care fellowship]]
*[[Has::EMS fellowship]] (ACGME)
*[[Has::Medical education fellowship]]
*Quality Assurance
*[[Has::Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship]] (ACGME)
*[[Has::Research fellowship]]
*[[Has::Space medicine fellowship]]
*[[Has::Ultrasound fellowship]]


==Contact Information==
==Contact Information==
Residency Coordinator: Kandice McLeod
*Sr. Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator – Team Lead: '''Ashlyn Kopech''' @ Ashlyn.E.Kopech@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-7882
Email: kandice.kaylor@uth.tmc.edu
*Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator II: '''Greg Metoyer Jr.''' @ Gregory.L.Metoyer@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-7855
Phone: +1 713 500 7882
 
==External Links==
==External Links==
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/uth_orgs/emer_med
http://med.uth.edu/emergencymedicine
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]
*[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]

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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 Interim Chair: Sam Luber, MD, MPH, FACEP
  • Vice Chair of Education: Michael Van Meter, MD, MPH
  • Program Director: Jessica Wilson, MD
  • Assistant Program Director: Akshay "Sunny" Elagandhala, MD, MACM
  • Assistant Program Director: Jasmine Ginn, MD,
  • Assistant Program Director: Katheryn Larimore, MD
  • Assistant Program Director: Brandon O'Keefe, MD
  • Assistant Program Director: Shabana Walia, MD, MP

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

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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