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 Conferences
Every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
weekly resident conference is held in our dedicated classroom. Four
hours each week is dedicated to lectures by EM faculty, EM residents or
faculty from other Departments. In addition, there is a half-hour lunch
(provided) and a half-hour is devoted to Tintinalli Study Guide review:
residents quiz each other on that week's reading. During the course of
the year, the entire Study Guide is reviewed.
Journal
Club
Journal Club (JC)
is conducted the last Monday of each month (except December and June).
Usually from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the location of the JC alternates between the home
of a faculty member or resident and an area restaurant. Evidence- based
medicine criteria are used to evaluate the literature. Dinner is
provided.
Mock Oral Board Exams
Four to six times each year, EM faculty conduct mock oral board exams for the benefit of the residents. These exams are conducted just like those administered by the American Board of Emergency Medicine for board certification. The resident gains valuable experience in this type of testing format.
Educational Activities
Book Fund: Each year, every
resident is given $300 to spend on texts, journals, conferences, etc.
for the benefit of your education.
Society for Academic Emergency
Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting: Each year, the Department sends all
of our PGY-Is to the Annual SAEM Meeting. The Department pays for
travel costs to and from the meeting, registration, and a stipend for
hotel and meals. Attendance at this meeting provides our EM residents
with exposure to cutting-edge research, new clinical information and a
chance to interact with residents and faculty from other EM departments
across the country.
Ultrasound Course: The
Department conducts a two-day Ultrasound Course for all of our PGY-II
residents. Residents gain hands-on experience in the use of ultrasound
in the Emergency Department (ED). Topics covered include Trauma FAST
exam, Gallbladder, AAA, early pregnancy, cardiac and vascular access
imaging. This course lays the ground work for both attendings and
residents to attain a high level of confidence in using the ultrasound
in the ED.
Animal Procedure Lab: Each year,
every EM resident attends a half-day Animal Procedure Lab at Portsmouth
Naval Hospital, conducted by their Department of Emergency Medicine. EM
residents have the opportunity to refine their skills in performing
various procedures, including venous cutdown, tube thoracostomy,
pericardiocentesis, thoracotomy and crichothyrotomy.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Courses: The
Department will pay the registration fee for all PGY-I or PGY-II
residents who successfully complete these courses.
Difficult Airway Course: The
program pays for each PGY-II resident to attend the nationally
recognized Difficult Airway Course, sponsored by Dr. Ron Walls
and associates. This 2-1/2 day, intensive course provides residents
with superb didactic and hands-on experience in managing the difficult
airway.
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