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Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Experience
The residency program requires residents to work in various services throughout the three years. The first year is a transition year in which the intern rotates through numerous specialties. In the last 2 years, the resident concentrates more in the Emergency Department to improve his or her Emergency Medicine skills. Residents work at Ruby Memorial Hospital (WVU hospital) and United Hospital Center (UHC).
The following shows the rotations for EM residents according to post-graduate year (PGY) levels:
PGY - 1 Rotation
Internal Med |
Internal Med |
Trauma Surg |
Anesthesia |
CCU |
Pediatrics |
EM |
EM |
EM |
Ob/Gyn |
EM |
Ortho |
PGY - 2 Rotation
MICU |
SICU |
EM |
ENT/RADS |
UHC EM |
UHC EM |
EM |
EM |
EM |
EM |
EM |
EM |
PGY - 3 Rotation
PICU |
EM |
EM |
EM |
EM |
EM |
EM |
UHC EM |
UHC EM |
Elective * |
Elective * |
FLIGHT/EMS |
*During these months, residents must also work six 12-hour shifts in the ED.
When rotating in the Ruby Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, residents work in shifts, which vary in length and number according to the resident’s level of training (PGY-1 through 3).
Level of Training |
Hrs/Shift |
Shifts/Month |
PGY-1 |
10 |
21-23 |
PGY-2 |
12 |
16-18 |
PGY-3 |
12 |
16-18 |
Resident's rotate in Emergency Medicine at our sister hospital, United Hospital Center, as a community-based ED experience.
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