Desert Regional Medical Center

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 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.

Leadership

Department Chair / Medical Director: Babak Khazaeni, MD
Assistant Medical Director: Jacqueline Le, MD
Program Director: Joel Stillings, DO
Assistant Program Director: Michelle Mourri, DO
Assistant Program Director: Ryan Roten, DO
Research Director: Babak Khazaeni, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA

Curriculum

PGY1

Emergency Medicine - 20 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

PGY2

Emergency Medicine - 30 weeks
Medicine ICU - 4 weeks
Obstetrics - 4 weeks
Trauma ICU - 4 weeks
Ultrasound - 2 weeks
Elective - 4 weeks
Vacation - 4 weeks

PGY3

Emergency Medicine - 36 weeks
Pediatric EM - 6 weeks
Elective - 4 weeks
Ultrasound - 2 weeks
Vacation - 4 weeks

Contact Information

Lizet C. Martinez, MHA Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency

DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Graduate Medical Education

1150 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262

Phone: 760.323.6830 | Fax: 760.323.6489 | Email: Lizet.Martinez@tenethealth.com

External Links

DRMC EM Website: www.desertemergency.com