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Emergency Medicine is a specialty practice that focuses on the treatment of acute and urgent medical conditions. Emergency practitioners treat the full spectrum of patients using skills ranging from those of a general practitioner to specialists. | |||
The Section of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, established in 2009, plays crucial roles in medical education and research. It also provides compassionate, dignified and state-of-the-art emergency care for residents of Harris County, regardless of insurance coverage, socioeconomic status, native language, literacy or disability. | |||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
*'''Department Chair:''' Shkelzen Hoxhaj, MD, MPH, MBA | *'''Department Chair:''' Shkelzen Hoxhaj, MD, MPH, MBA | ||
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History
Emergency Medicine is a specialty practice that focuses on the treatment of acute and urgent medical conditions. Emergency practitioners treat the full spectrum of patients using skills ranging from those of a general practitioner to specialists.
The Section of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, established in 2009, plays crucial roles in medical education and research. It also provides compassionate, dignified and state-of-the-art emergency care for residents of Harris County, regardless of insurance coverage, socioeconomic status, native language, literacy or disability.
Leadership
- Department Chair: Shkelzen Hoxhaj, MD, MPH, MBA
- Program Director:
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: G. Bobby Kapur, MD, MPH
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: M. Tyson Pillow
- Research Director: Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
Ben Taub General Hospital
Secondary Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital (TCH)
Curriculum
PGY1
PGY 1 (12 months)
- EM* - 7 months
- MICU - 1 month
- CICU - 1 month
- SICU - 1 month
- Anesthesia/Ultra - 1 month
- OB/Gyn - 1 month
PGY2
PGY 2 (13 blocks)
- EM - 5 Blocks
- Community EM - 1 Block
- Peds EM - 1 Block
- NICU - 1 Block
- PCU - 1 Block
- SICU - 1 Block
- EMS - 1 Block
- Research - 1 Block
- Elective - 1 Block
PGY3
PGY 3 (13 Blocks)
- EM - 8 Blocks
- Community EM - 1 Block
- Peds EM - 1 Block
- Admin - 1 Block
- Research - 1 Block
- Elective - 1 Block
Electives
Fellowships
Contact Information
Residency Coordinator: Victoria Garcia Email: vrgarcia@bcm.edu Phone: +1 713 873 7045
External Links
http://www.bcm.edu/medicine/emergencymedicine