University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
History
UTHealth San Antonio and the University Hospital System together make an internationally prominent center of educational innovation and medical training. At UT Health San Antonio, we are dedicated to health equity and bringing good medicine to hard places: whether that is in health deserts, global missions, or austere environments. The mission of the Residency Program is to train emergency physicians who will provide exceptional, compassionate patient care, conduct collaborative, innovative research, and to become life-long learners who deliver career defining education. We are about providing great medical care in whatever environment we may find ourselves to those in great need. We believe in training in low-resource settings, so that graduates will be able to provide excellent care in challenging environments. As a city with a strong Hispanic and multicultural history, we approach everything in our department from our motto: TACOS (Teamwork, Accountability, Compassion, Opportunity, Service).
Leadership
- Department Chair: Ralph Riviello, MD, FACEP
- Program Director: Christopher Gelabert, MD
- Associate Program Director: Brian Parker, MD
- Assistant Program Director: Prianka Kandhal, MD
- Assistant Program Director: Jacob Feldman, MD
- Vice Chair of Research: Robert De Lorenzo, MD==Training Locations==
Primary Hospital
University Hospital
Secondary Hospital
Children's Hospital Of San Antonio
Community Hospitals
- Baptist Health System
- Methodist Health System
Curriculum
EM Months include dedicated shifts in the trauma bay as well as a longitudinal pediatrics experience after intern year.
PGY1
- Orientation to EM - 2.5 weeks
- EM - 6 blocks
- Orthopaedics - 1 Block
- Ultrasound/EM - 1 Block
- MICU - 1 Block
- Cardiology/CCU - 1 Block
- Anesthesia - 1 Block
- Pediatric EM/Trauma - 2 Blocks
PGY2
- EM - 7 Blocks
- Pediatric EM (UHS) - 1 Block
- Pediatric EM (CHOSA) - 1 Block
- Community EM - 1 Block
- Toxicology - 1 Block
- EMS - 1 Block
- PICU - 1 Block
- Neuro ICU - 1 Block
- STICU - 1 Block
- Obstetrics - 1 Block
PGY3
- EM - 9 Blocks
- Pediatric EM (UHS) - 1 Block
- Community EM - 1 Block
- MICU - 1 Block
- Elective - 1 Block
- Admin - 1 Block
Electives
Fellowships
- EMS fellowship
- International medicine fellowship
- Ultrasound fellowship
- Combined Ultrasound/International medicine fellowship
- Disaster medicine fellowship
- Medical education fellowship
- Wilderness medicine fellowship
Contact Information
Residency Coordinator: Melissa Villanueva Email: villanuevam5@uthscsa.edu Phone: +1 210-567-4621
External Links
http://emergencymedicine.uthscsa.edu/residents/em_residency.asp
