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Vanderbilt University Hospital | *Vanderbilt University Hospital | ||
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Vanderbilt Children's Hospital | *Vanderbilt Children's Hospital | ||
*Nashville VA | |||
===Community Hospital=== | ===Community Hospital=== | ||
Sumner Regional Hospital | *Sumner Regional Hospital | ||
==Curriculum== | ==Curriculum== | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 12 July 2016
History
Vanderbilt's Department of Emergency Medicine is a leader in clinical care, education, and research. Their combined emergency departments see over 103,000 patients annually. They are the only adult and pediatric Level 1 trauma center in middle Tennessee. Their Chairman and Residency Director make education their number one priority. Either Dr. Slovis or Dr. Wrenn teaches a morning conference 5 days a week, 52 weeks per year in addition to directing the Residency's 5 required hours of didactics each week. Every faculty member and upper level resident views excellent teaching as part of his or her responsibilities.
Leadership
- Department Chair: Corey Slovis, MD
- Program Director: Keith D. Wrenn, MD
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: Nicole McCoin, MD
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: Jeremy Boyd, MD
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: Suzanne Bryce, MD
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: Carmen Wolfe, MD
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
- Vanderbilt University Hospital
Secondary Hospitals
- Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
- Nashville VA
Community Hospital
- Sumner Regional Hospital
Curriculum
- Our curriculum utilizes the vast resources of Vanderbilt to provide optimal, state-of-the-art training in Emergency Medicine. Successful completion of this curriculum means residents will pass ABEM certification examinations and have the knowledge base and procedural skill set to enter any practice setting. Residents will receive ultrasound training, advanced airway training, and significant critical care, resuscitation, trauma, and prehospital experiences. ED blocks include a combination of shifts at both VUH and VCH to offer continuous exposure to pediatrics throughout the calendar year.
PGY1
- VUH MICU 1 block
- VA MICU/CCU 1 block
- OB/GYN 1 block
- Trauma 1 block
- Anesthesia/Ultrasound/EM 1 block
- Ortho/EM 1 block
- ED 7 blocks
PGY2
- Trauma 1 1/2 blocks
- PICU 1 block
- EMS/Ultrasound 1 block
- Selective 1 block
- Community ED 1/2 block
- ED 8 blocks
PGY3
- MICU 1 block
- Selective 1 block
- Plastics/EM 1 block
- Community ED 1/2 block
- ED 9 1/2 blocks
Electives
Fellowships
Contact Information
Residency Coordinator: Birdia Byars Email: birdia.byars@vanderbilt.edu Phone: +1 615 936 1160 Fax: +1 615 936 1316