Carilion Clinic – Virginia Tech Carilion

Submitted by LWidner on May 15, 2011 - 10:41pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Institution Address: 
1906 Belleview Ave
Roanoke, VA 24014
United States
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Mailing Address
Address1: 
CRMH 1 South ED Administration, Residency
Address2: 
PO BOX 13367
City: 
Roanoke
State: 
Virginia
Zip: 
24033
Website(s): 
http://www.carilionclinic.org/emresidency
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
8
Number of residents currently in training: 
6
Percentage of residents who are women: 
50.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
0
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
0
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year accreditation expires: 
2013
Year program began: 
2011
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Leann
Coordinator Last Name: 
Widner
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
alwidner@carilionclinic.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 540 853 0182
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 540 981 9550
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department Chair
Chair First Name: 
John H.
Chair Last Name: 
Burton, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Damon
Director Last Name: 
Kuehl, MD
Director Email: 
drkuehl@carilionclinic.org
Research Director
First Name: 
Damon
Last Name: 
Kuehl, MD
Email: 
drkuehl@carilionclinic.org
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
14
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
23
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
14
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
All residents will participate in three projects during their residency: one scholarly project, one education or advocacy project, and one administrative project. One of the three projects must focus specifically on aspects surrounding rural emergency medicine challenges and practice. Residents will be assigned a faculty mentor to assist in identifying areas of interest and developing appropriate project ideas.
Unique attributes: 
Integration with new Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
800
Number of beds in ED: 
66
Total number of annual ED visits: 
75000
Pediatric visits (%): 
18
Admission rate (%): 
22
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
29
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
15
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Unique attributes: 
Integrated health care system with large tertiary referral hospital and rural EM exposure, multiple EM Practice sites and settings
Second Site
Institution name: 
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
50
Number of beds in ED: 
12
Total number of annual ED visits: 
25000
Pediatric visits (%): 
21
Admission rate (%): 
8
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
20
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
No
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
3
Miles from primary training institution: 
25
Unique Attributes: 
Rural EM practice, multiple EM Practice sites and settings
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
32
Number of core faculty: 
8
Number of clinical faculty: 
23
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
1
Female faculty (%): 
35
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
0
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Orientation- 1 block
Emergency Medicine- 4.5 blocks
OB/GYN- 1 block
Trauma- 1 block
Medical ICU- 1 block
Radiology/Ultrasound- 1 block
Cardiology/CDU/Chest Pain- ½ block
Pediatrics- 1 block
Medicine - 1 block
Anesthesia- 1 block
PGY-2: 
Emergency Medicine- 5 blocks
Pediatric ED- 1 block
Rural ED- 1.5 blocks
Orthopedics- 1.5 blocks
Medical ICU- 1 block
Toxicology- 1 block
CCU- 1.5 block
EMS- ½ block
PGY-3: 
Emergency Medicine- 7 blocks
Elective- 1 block
Rural ED- 1.5 blocks
EP Consult- ½ block
NTICU- 1 block
Advocacy/Administration- 1 block
PICU- 1 block
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
48054.00
Uniform allowance per year: 
Yes
Number of vacation or personal days: 
21.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Choice of HMO or PPO subsidized by program (family coverage available with partial premium paid by resident); basic dental coverage provided for resident and family (comprehensive plan available at additional low cost); disability, life, and malpractice insurance provided
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Ipads, electronic media/all text books provided, BlackBerry/smart phone, travel to conference and poster presentations, educational stipend is variable depending on PGY, 3 weeks of vacation for PGY-1, 4 weeks of vacation for PGY-2 and 3