University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

History

The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio and the University Hospital System together make an internationally prominent center of educational innovation and medical training. It is an ideal environment for the interchange of ideas and multidisciplinary professional growth. Their primary training facility, University Hospital, provides an extremely diverse and high acuity patient population. University Hospital in San Antonio is a Level I trauma center and serves as the preferred tertiary care referral hospital for South Texas. Together the UT School of Medicine and University Hospital offers their Emergency Medicine residents tremendous opportunities to work and learn in a combined University/County Hospital environment surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the country.

Leadership

  • Department Chair: Bruce D. Adams, MD, FACEP
  • Program Director: Andrew Muck, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: Christopher Gelabert, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: Kaori Tanaka, DO
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: Shane M. Jennings, MD
  • Research Director: Robert De Lorenzo, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

University Hospital

Secondary Hospital

Children's Hospital Of San Antonio

Community Hospitals

Baptist and Methodist Health Systems

Curriculum

EM Months include dedicated shifts in the trauma bay as well as scattered shifts in pediatric emergency.


PGY1

  • Orientation to EM - 2.5 weeks
  • EM - 6 blocks
  • Orthopaedics - 1 Block
  • Ultrasound/EM - 1 Block
  • MICU - 1 Block
  • Cardiology/CCU - 1 Block
  • Anesthesia - 1 Block
  • Pediatric EM (UHS) - 1 Block

PGY2

  • EM - 6 Blocks
  • Pediatric EM (UHS) - 1 Block
  • Pediatric EM (CHOSA) - 1 Block
  • Community EM - 1 Block
  • PICU - 1 Block
  • Neuro ICU - 1 Block
  • STICU - 1 Block
  • Obstetrics - 1 Block

PGY3

  • EM - 8 Blocks
  • Pediatric EM (UHS) - 1 Block
  • Community EM - 1 Block
  • MICU - 1 Block
  • Elective - 1 Block
  • Admin - 1 Block

Electives

Fellowships

  • EMS
  • Global Health
  • Ultrasound
  • Combined Ultrasound/Global Health

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator: Melissa Villanueva Email: villanuevam5@uthscsa.edu Phone: +1 210-567-4621

External Links

http://emergencymedicine.uthscsa.edu/residents/em_residency.asp

See Also