Riverside Regional Medical Center

History

Since 1935, physician education has been a major focus for Riverside Regional Medical Center. Centrally located in Newport News, Virginia and established in 2020, the RRMC Emergency Medicine Residency strives to fully encompass the Riverside Care Difference, our commitment to safety, healing, kindness and respect.

The residency is a PGY 1-3 year program with 8 residents per year. Our Emergency Medicine Residency prides itself on clinical experience and acuity, faculty and mentorship and the educational resources and innovations provided to the residents. Riverside's Emergency Medicine Residency is a firmly established program within a health system devoted to physician education, development, and excellence.

Leadership

Department Chair: Elena Garrett, M.D., FACEP
Program Director: Amanda Polsinelli, M.D.
Associate Program Director: Timothy "Shane" Forsythe, D.O.
Director, Ultrasound Fellowship: Adrianna Kyle, D.O., AEMUS
Program Director Emeritus: Kevin J. Knoop, M.D., M.S.

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Riverside Regional Medical Center is a comprehensive medical facility in the region, offering advanced diagnostics and emergency treatment. We offer the Peninsula's only Level II Trauma Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We are also recognized as a Chest Pain Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our services include advanced treatment in neurosciences, heart and cancer.

Secondary Hospitals

Riverside Doctors' Hospital - Williamsburg, VA

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital - Eastern Shore of Virginia - Onancock, VA

Tertiary Hospitals

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) - Norfolk, VA

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU - Richmond, VA

Curriculum

Each academic year consists of 13 blocks of 4 weeks each. Each block of emergency medicine includes not only shifts in our main emergency department at Riverside Regional, but also longitudinal shifts of pediatric emergency medicine at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD).

PGY1

Orientation/Emergency Medicine - 1 block
Emergency Medicine - 6.5 blocks
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (CHKD) - 1 block
Emergency Ultrasound - 0.75 blocks
Surgical ICU/Trauma - 0.5 blocks
Palliative Care Medicine - 0.5 blocks
Radiology - 0.5 blocks
Vascular Surgery - 0.5 blocks
Sports Medicine - 0.5 blocks
EMS (York County EMS) - 0.5 blocks
Vacation - 0.75 blocks

PGY2

Emergency Medicine - 7.5 blocks
Rural Emergency Medicine (Shore Memorial) - 1 block
Obstetrics/Gynecology - 1 block
Medical ICU - 1 block
Elective - 0.5 blocks
Surgical ICU/Trauma - 0.5 blocks
Cardiology - 0.5 blocks
Vacation - 1 block

PGY3

Emergency Medicine - 7.5 blocks
Medical ICU - 1 block
Pediatric ICU (Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU) - 1 block
Elective - 1 block
Surgical ICU/Trauma - 1 block
Pediatric Procedural Sedation - 0.5 blocks
Vacation - 1 block

Electives

Rural Medicine
ED Administration
Wound Care/Hyperbaric
Medical Education
Procedural Electives
Toxicology
Simulation
Global Health
Ultrasound
Cardiology
EMS
Disaster Preparedness
Gastroenterology
Otolaryngology
Urology
Hospitalist Medicine
Observation Medicine
Hand Surgery
Risk Management
Resuscitation/Critical Care
Pharmacy

Fellowships

Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

Contact Information

Spencer Boulter
- Program Manager, Emergency Medicine
- Spencer.Boulter@rivhs.com