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The DEM is also the sponsor of one of the largest CME events in Emergency Medicine, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, and offers one of the medical school's most coveted clerkships, winning the award for Educational Excellence in 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2014.  Their faculty hold or have held leadership positions in the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.   
The DEM is also the sponsor of one of the largest CME events in Emergency Medicine, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, and offers one of the medical school's most coveted clerkships, winning the award for Educational Excellence in 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2014.  Their faculty hold or have held leadership positions in the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.   
==Leadership==
==Leadership==
*'''Department Chair:''' Sean Henderson, MD
*'''Department Chair:''' Carl Chudnofsky, MD
*'''Program Director:''' Jan Shoenberger, MD
*'''Program Director:''' Jan Shoenberger, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Taku Taira, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Taku Taira, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Jessica Osterman, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Jessica Osterman, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Ramin Tabatabai
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Ramin Tabatabai, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' David Diller, MD
*'''Research Director:''' Michael Menchine, MD, MPH
*'''Research Director:''' Michael Menchine, MD, MPH
==Training Locations==
==Training Locations==
===Primary Hospital===
===Primary Hospital===

Revision as of 14:31, 26 June 2016

History

The Department of Emergency Medicine at LAC+USC provides world-class emergency, trauma and medical services to the County's 10 million residents. It is the County's largest emergency department, the backbone of the County's safety net for emergency care, and the County's "Flagship" trauma center providing more than 28% of all trauma care in Los Angeles County.

The DEM is also the sponsor of one of the largest CME events in Emergency Medicine, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, and offers one of the medical school's most coveted clerkships, winning the award for Educational Excellence in 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2014. Their faculty hold or have held leadership positions in the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.

Leadership

  • Department Chair: Carl Chudnofsky, MD
  • Program Director: Jan Shoenberger, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: Taku Taira, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: Jessica Osterman, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: Ramin Tabatabai, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: David Diller, MD
  • Research Director: Michael Menchine, MD, MPH

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

LAC+USC Medical Center

Secondary Hospital

Curriculum

PGY1

  • 6 Adult EM
  • 1 Peds EM
  • 1 CCU
  • 1 Trauma/SICU
  • 1 Internal Medicine
  • 0.5 ED Ortho
  • 0.5 Anesthesiology
  • 0.5 Psych ED
  • 1 Vacation

PGY2

  • 6.75 Adult EM
  • 1 Peds EM
  • 0.75 Obstetrics
  • 1 Ultrasound
  • 0.5 Elective
  • 1 Vacation
  • 1 MICU

PGY3

  • 7 Adult EM
  • 1 Peds EM
  • 1 Community EM
  • 1 MICU
  • 1 Elective
  • 1 Vacation

PGY4

  • 6 Adult EM
  • 1 Peds EM
  • 1 Community Peds EM
  • 0.5 QA/Administration
  • 2.5 Elective
  • 1 Vacation

Electives

Fellowships

  • Ultrasound
  • Toxicology

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator: Andrea Fletcher Email: andrea.fletcher@med.usc.edu Phone: +1 323 226 2828 Fax: +1 323 226 6454

External Links

http://keck.usc.edu/Education/Academic_Department_and_Divisions/Department_of_Emergency_Medicine.aspx

See Also