The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Submitted by LBarnes on May 19, 2011 - 12:30pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
University of Alabama
Institution Address: 
619 19th Street South OHB 251
Birmingham, AL 36249
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.uab.edu/emresidency
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
10
Number of residents currently in training: 
28
Percentage of residents who are women: 
25.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
48
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
0
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Year accreditation expires: 
2014
Year program began: 
2002
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Linda
Coordinator Last Name: 
Barnes
Coordinator Title: 
Program Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
lbarnes@uabmc.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 205 934 3640
Coordinator Fax: 
+01 205 996 9590
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department Chair
Chair First Name: 
Janyce
Chair Last Name: 
Stanford, MD
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Andrew R
Director Last Name: 
Edwards, MD
Director Email: 
aredwards@uabmc.edu
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Kevin
Last Name: 
Barlotta, MD
Title: 
(Assistant PD
Email: 
kbarlotta@uabmc.edu
First Name: 
Jim
Last Name: 
Galbraith, MD
Title: 
Assistant PD
Email: 
jgalbraith@uabmc.edu
First Name: 
Adam
Last Name: 
Robinett, MD
Email: 
drobinett@uabmc.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
Henry
Last Name: 
Wang, MD
Email: 
hwang@uabmc.edu
Areas of department research interest: 
Resuscitation, Disaster medicine, Critical Care
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
40
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
25
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
35
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
There is a scholarly activity requirement for graduation that can be met by a research project or preparation of a manuscript suitable for publication.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
University of Alabama Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
1200
Number of beds in ED: 
48
Total number of annual ED visits: 
61000
Pediatric visits (%): 
5
Admission rate (%): 
28
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
20
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
20
Unique attributes: 
Electronic ED Chart, Digital radiographs, Electronic tracking, Electronic patient records
Second Site
Institution name: 
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Number of beds in hospital: 
220
Number of beds in ED: 
20
Total number of annual ED visits: 
56000
Pediatric visits (%): 
99
Admission rate (%): 
14
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
4
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
4
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Third Site
Institution name: 
Baptist South
Number of beds in hospital: 
454
Number of beds in ED: 
34
Total number of annual ED visits: 
47000
Pediatric visits (%): 
25
Admission rate (%): 
26
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
3
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
2
Miles from primary training institution: 
90
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
26
Number of core faculty: 
20
Number of clinical faculty: 
17
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
8
Female faculty (%): 
33
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
8
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
5 UED
1 Peds EM
1 Junior Trauma
1 Cardiology
1 Internal Medicine
1 MICU
1 OB
Anesthesia/Ultra Sound (1 block)
1 Vacation (3 wks+ 1 week holiday)
PGY-2: 
8 UED
Peds EM (integrated with EM months)
EMS (integrated with EM months)
1 Community EM
1 PICU
.5 Toxicology
.5 Opthalmology
1 Vacation (3 wks+ 1 week holiday)
PGY-3: 
8 UED
Peds EM (integrated with EM months
1 Community EM
1 Senior Trauma
1 Elective
.5 ED Administration
.5 Research
1 Vacation (3 wks+ 1 week holiday)
Resident Benefits
Uniform allowance per year: 
Embroidered scrubs (3 sets), 5 lab coats.
Number of vacation or personal days: 
25.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Hospital has 3 choices of health insurance, dental and vision. Resident pays 50%
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
$150 book allowance per year, $500 conference stipend, 100% coverage if presenting at national meeting
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
4
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
10
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
92
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
92