University of Texas at Houston
History
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in The UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, medicine, nursing and public health and includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and a growing network of clinics throughout the region. The university’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
Leadership
- Department Interim Chair: Sam Luber, MD, MPH, FACEP
- Vice Chair of Education: Michael Van Meter, MD, MPH
- Program Director: Jessica Wilson, MD
- Assistant Program Director: Akshay "Sunny" Elagandhala, MD, MACM
- Assistant Program Director: Jasmine Ginn, MD,
- Assistant Program Director: Katheryn Larimore, MD
- Assistant Program Director: Brandon O'Keefe, MD
- Assistant Program Director: Shabana Walia, MD, MP
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
- Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
- Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital
Curriculum
PGY1
- EM orientation - 1 month
- MHH EM - 4.5 blocks
- LBJ EM - 2.5 blocks
- MICU - 1 month
- Ortho - 1 month
- Peds EM - 1 block
- Obstetrics - 2 weeks
- Anesthesia - 2 weeks
- Ultrasound - 1 month
- EMS - longitudinal
PGY2
- MHH EM - 3.5 blocks
- LBJ EM - 4 blocks
- TCH Peds EM -1 month
- STICU - 1 month
- Community EM - 1 block
- Elective - 1 month
- Trauma Consult - 2 weeks
- PICU - 1 block
PGY3
- MHH EM - 6 blocks
- LBJ EM - 3 blocks
- Community EM - 2 blocks
- NeuroTrauma ICU - 1 month
- Elective - 1 month
Electives
- Administration
- Advanced US
- Advocacy
- Aeromedical (Life Flight)
- Education
- EMS
- Global Health
- Hyperbaric Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Research
- Rural Medicine
- Toxicology
Fellowships
- Administration fellowship
- Critical care fellowship
- EMS fellowship (ACGME)
- Medical education fellowship
- Quality Assurance
- Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship (ACGME)
- Research fellowship
- Space medicine fellowship
- Ultrasound fellowship
Contact Information
- Sr. Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator – Team Lead: Ashlyn Kopech @ Ashlyn.E.Kopech@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-7882
- Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator II: Greg Metoyer Jr. @ Gregory.L.Metoyer@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-7855
External Links
http://med.uth.edu/emergencymedicine