University of Kentucky

History

The Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine was established in 1996. Dr. Roger Humphries, one of the residents in the first EM residency class at UK, serves as the department Chairman. The department of emergency medicine is a full department in the College of Medicine and is well positioned as leaders within the hospital. The Department of Emergency Medicine is comprised of a team of dedicated physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals committed to serving the populations of central and eastern Kentucky.

Leadership

Department Chair: Roger L. Humphries, MD
Program Director: Sameer Desai, MD
Associate/Assistant Program Director: Jonathan Bronner MD, Linda Katirji MD
Research Director: Sameer Desai

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

University of Kentucky Medical Center

Secondary Hospital

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center

Curriculum

PGY1

Emergency Med - 7 months
Surgicial Intensivist - 1 month
Trauma Surgery - 1 month
Ob/GYN- 1 month
Ortho- 1 month
Anesthesia - 1 month
EMS - .5 month

PGY2

EM UK - 7 months
EM Ephraim McDowell - 1 month
US - 1 month
Trauma Surgery - 1 month
PICU- 1 month
MICU- 1 month

PGY3

EM UK - 9 months
EM/Elective -1.5 months
EM/Academic .5 month

Electives

Fellowships

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator: Jocelyn Barnett Email: jocelyn.barnett@uky.edu Phone: +1 859 323 5083 Fax: +1 859 323 8056

External Links

https://medicine.uky.edu/departments/emergencymedicine