University of Arizona

History

Joined a network of 28 acute care hospital emergency departments. The opportunities ahead with regard to improving patient care, resident and student education and research are simply amazing. Banner Health brings us a successful model for implementing high-quality care in a consistent way. University of Arizona brings them an experienced team of academic emergency physicians who have played a substantial role in the development of this specialty.

Leadership

• Department Chair: Samuel Keim, MD
• Program Director: Albert Fiorello, MD
• Associate/Assistant Program Director: Alice Min Simpkins, MD
• Associate/Assistant Program Director: Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH
• Research Director: Kurt Denninghoff, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

• University Medical Center

Secondary Hospital

• Tucson Medical Center

Tertiary Hospital

• University of Arizona/UPHK

Curriculum

PGY1

• 4 weeks - Orientation
• 5, 4-week blocks - Emergency Department: BUMCT and BUMCS
• 4 weeks - Medical Intensive Care: SAVAHCS
• 4 weeks - Emergency Department: SAVAHCS
• 4 weeks - Emergency Surgery/Trauma: BUMCT
• 4 weeks - Orthopedics: BUMCT
• 2 weeks - Obstetrics: BUMCT
• 4 weeks - Anesthesia: BUMCT
• 4 weeks - Vacation (split into two 2-week blocks)
• 2 weeks - Emergency Ultrasound

PGY2

• 8, 4-week blocks - Emergency Department: BUMCT and BUMCS
• 4 weeks - Pulmonary Intensive Care: BUMCT
• 4 weeks - Surgical Intensive Care/In-House Code Team: BUMCT
• 2 weeks - Cardiology: SAVAHCS
• 2 weeks - Toxicology
• 4 weeks - Selective
• 4 weeks - Vacation (split into two 2-week blocks)

PGY3

• 9, 4-week blocks - Emergency Department: BUMCT and BUMCS
• 4 weeks - Emergency Department: Tucson Medical Center
• 4 weeks - Pediatric Intensive Care: BUMCT
• 4 weeks - Selective
• 4 weeks - Vacation (split into two 2-week blocks)

Residency Tracks

Integrated subspecialty areas:

• Critical Care
• EMS
• Medical Education/Simulation
• Sports Medicine
• Emergency Ultrasound

Electives

• Advanced Airway Management
• Community EM Medicine: Boise, ID
• Departmental Administration
• Dermatology
• Disaster Medicine
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• History of Medicine (airway)
• International Medicine
• Medical Education Administration
• Medical Spanish
• Medical Toxicology
• Ophthalmology
• Original Research
• Peds EM
• Radiology
• Simulation Medicine
• Sports Medicine
• Ultrasound
• Wilderness Medicine

Fellowships

• Academic Research Fellowship
• Clinical Informatics Fellowship
• Critical Care Fellowship
• EMS Fellowship
• Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
• Medical Simulation Fellowship
• Medical Toxicology Fellowship
• Sports Medicine Fellowship

Contact Information

Veronica Calderon, Residency Coordinator

emres@aemrc.arizona.edu

Phone: +1 5206267233

Fax: +1 5206261633

External Links

• University of Arizona Emergency Medicine Residency

See Also

• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Emergency medicine residency programs