San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

Submitted by PHerring on May 19, 2011 - 10:03am
Medical School Affiliation: 
Brooke Army Medical Center
Institution Address: 
3851 Roger Brooke Drive
Ft. Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/MedEdu/GME/GME_RESIDENCIES/EM2.htm
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year program began: 
1977
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Peggy
Coordinator Last Name: 
Herring
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
peggy.herring@amedd.army.mil
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 210 916 1006
Coordinator Fax: 
+01 210 916 2265
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Curtis
Chair Last Name: 
Hunter, MD, COL, US Army
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Director
Director First Name: 
Robert
Director Last Name: 
Kacprowicz, MD, LtCol, USAF
Research Director
First Name: 
Dave
Last Name: 
Barry, MD, LTC, US Army (BAMC)
Areas of department research interest: 
Emergency Medical Systems 15, Combat Casualty Resuscitation 5, Emergency Airway Management 3
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
23
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Brooke Army Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
450
Number of beds in ED: 
20
Total number of annual ED visits: 
52000
Pediatric visits (%): 
7300
Admission rate (%): 
21
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
20
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
21
Second Site
Institution name: 
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
400
Number of beds in ED: 
39
Total number of annual ED visits: 
58000
Pediatric visits (%): 
10500
Admission rate (%): 
18
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
15
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
21
Miles from primary training institution: 
10
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
38
Female faculty (%): 
3
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Orientation
ED - 5.5
Medicine
Anesthesia
CCU
MICU
Ob Gyn
Orthopedics*
Research - 0.5
PGY-2: 
ED - 7.5
EMS*
Peds ICU*
SICU
Ultrasound – 0.5
Peds ED*
Community EM*
PGY-3: 
ED - 8
Toxicology*
ED Administration
Research
Elective
Admin – 0.5
Operational Selective
Oral Maxiofacial – 0.5
Resident Benefits
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Salary: Military salaries and benefits are among the best in the nation, often 25-50% more generous than civilian compensation. Dues: No Subscriptions: No Book allowance: No, however, some educational materials are provided by the government. Conference stipend: Travel, room, and per diem allowed for senior residents to one national meeting. Additionally, funding is available when research projects or abstracts are presented. Other: Program has several dual boarded faculty including two EM-pediatrics, one EM-internal medicine and one prior training in surgery. Four are fellowship trained in EMS, and two hold MPH degrees, one physician is MD/JD. The program also has two board-certified toxicologists.