Texas A&M/Christus Spohn Hospital

History

The Texas A&M/CHRISTUS Spohn graduate medical education program in Emergency Medicine is located in coastal Corpus Christi, Texas. The program began in July 2007. It is a PGY-1 to PGY-3 program with ten residents in each post-graduate class. The Texas A&M/CHRISTUS Spohn graduate medical education programs include only emergency medicine and family medicine, providing the resident greater opportunity to attain procedural competence and decision making skills without having to share patient-care experiences with general surgery and other surgical subspecialties.

Curriculum

The curriculum has 12 4-week blocks per year, and 2 2-week periods of transition over the winter holidays and graduation.

PGY1

• Emergency Medicine: 20 weeks
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks
• Trauma/SICU: 6 weeks
• OB/GYN: 4 weeks
• MICU: 6 weeks
• Orthopedics: 4 weeks
• Anesthesia/Radiology: 4 weeks

PGY2

• Emergency Medicine: 24 weeks
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks
• Trauma: 8 weeks
• Neurology: 2 weeks
• PICU: 4 weeks

PGY3

• Emergency Medicine: 24 weeks
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine: 8 weeks
• Trauma: 4 weeks
• EMS/Admin: 4 weeks
• Elective: 8 weeks

Electives

• Pediatric EM at Children's Hospital of San Antonio
• Wilderness Medicine
• Ultrasound
• International Medicine

Contact Information

Residency Program

Thomas McLaughlin, DO Residency Director 361.902.6762 Thomas.McLaughlin@christushealth.org

Debra Looper Residency Program Coordinator 361.902.6762 office, 361.902.4715 fax Debra.Looper@christushealth.org

Department of Emergency Medicine 2606 Hospital Blvd, 5W Corpus Christi, TX 78405

Medical Student Clerkship

Medical Student Clerkship Director Kimberly Leeson, MD, RDMS, FACEP 361.902.6570 Kimberly.Leeson@christushealth.org

Medical Student Coordinator Lynn Carrasco 361.902.4499 office, 361.881.1467 fax Lynn.Carrasco@christushealth.org

External Links

http://ccemrp.com https://www.twitter.com/ccemrp