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
Kimberly Leeson, MD, RDMS, FACEP Medical Student Clerkship Director 361.902.6570 Kimberly.Leeson@christushealth.org
Lynn Carrasco Medical Student Coordinator 361.902.4499 office, 361.881.1467 fax Lynn.Carrasco@christushealth.org