Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

History

The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Emergency Medicine aims to provide the highest quality adult and pediatric emergency patient care, education, and research in Central Virginia. They fulfill mission by

Providing care for approximately 95,000 patients per year
Providing medical direction to the award-winning Richmond Ambulance Authority and to the pre-hospital systems in the surrounding counties
Providing poisoning and toxicology education through the Virginia Poison Center
Performing groundbreaking research in resuscitation, cardiology, toxicology, neurology and pre-hospital care
Educating future leaders in emergency medicine

Leadership

Department Chair: Joseph Ornato, MD, FACP, FACC, FACEP
Program Director: Joel Moll, MD, FACEP
Assoc. Program Director: Peter Moffat, MD
Asst. Program Director: Stephen Miller, DO
EM/IM Program Director: Pawan Suri, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

VCU Medical Center

Secondary Hospital

Memorial Regional Medical Center

Tertiary Hospital

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

Curriculum

PGY1

Introduction to Emergency Medicine- 1 month
Emergency Medicine--5 rotations
Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit- 4 weeks
Trauma- 4 weeks
ED Orthopedic & Procedures- 4 weeks
Pediatric Emergency Medicine- 4 weeks
Obstetrics- 2 weeks
Ultrasonography- 2 weeks
Anesthesiology, VA Medical Center- 3 weeks

PGY2

Emergency Medicine--6 rotations
Pediatric Emergency Medicine- 4 weeks
Community Emergency Medicine- 4 weeks
Emergency Medicine, VA Medical Center- 3 weeks
Clinical Decision Unit- 3 weeks
Advanced Ultrasound- 1 week
Medical Toxicology- 3 weeks
Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit- 4 weeks
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit- 4 weeks
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit- 4 weeks

PGY3

Emergency Medicine-9 rotations
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Trauma Surgical ICU Senior
Elective
EMS

Electives

Fellowships

Contact Information

Kevin Keller, Residency Coordinator

Email: kevin.keller@vcuhealth.org

Phone: 804-828-4860

External Links

http://www.emergencymedicine.vcu.edu/about/index.html