Eastern Virginia Medical School
History
The Emergency Medicine residency program has maintained Continued Full Accreditation by the ACGME as well as the Resident Review Committee (RRC) since 1981.
Their program proudly serves as a center of excellence in Emergency Medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia providing leadership in clinical, academic and prehospital services. They are a not-for-profit physician group supporting EVMS with more than 150 physicians at over 20 locations.
Their mission is to provide patient-centered, quality health care to the patients we serve. To that end, they strive to deliver care that is safe, efficient, cost-effective and timely. And EVMS physicians are delivering this type of care more than 410,000 times a year.
Leadership
- Department Chair: Francis Counselman MD, CPE, FACEP
- Program Director: Barry Knapp, M.D., RDMS, FACEP
- Associate/Assistant Program Director:
- Research Director: Francis Counselman MD,
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Secondary Hospital
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
Tertiary Hospital
Sentara Obici Hospital
Curriculum
PGY1
- Medical ICU 1 mo
- EM 5 mos
- Anesth 1 mo
- OB/GYN 1 mo
- Trauma 1 mo
- ENT 2 wks/Plastic Surgery 2 wks
- Ortho 1 mo
- Pediatric EM 1 mo*
PGY2
- Trauma 1 mo
- Ped EM 1 mo*
- EM 7 mos
- Peds Anesth/Procedural Sedation 2 wks*
- ED Ultrasound 2 wks
- Ped ICU 1 mo*
- Med ICU 1 mo
PGY3
- EM 8 mos
- Med ICU 1 mo
- EMS/ED Admin 1 mo
- Ped EM 1mo
- Elective 1mo
Electives
Fellowships
Contact Information
Residency Coordinator: Lisa Brennan Email: brennalm@evms.edu Phone: 757 388 3397 Fax: 757-388-2885