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
Residency Director: Thomas McLaughlin, DO, 361.902.6762, Thomas.McLaughlin@christushealth.org
Residency Program Coordinator: Debra Looper, 361.902.6762 office, 361.902.4715 fax, Debra.Looper@christushealth.org
Mailing Address: 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