University of Connecticut

Submitted by LTurner on May 18, 2011 - 6:08pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Institution Address: 
270 Farmington Ave., Suite 352
Farmington, CT 06030-1909
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.uconnem.org/app.htm
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
12
Number of residents currently in training: 
36
Percentage of residents who are women: 
45.00
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
1
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year program began: 
1993
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Lisa
Coordinator Last Name: 
Turner
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
lturner@nso.uchc.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 860 679 4988
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department/Division Chair
Chair First Name: 
Alan Jon
Chair Last Name: 
Smally MD
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Susan
Director Last Name: 
Dufel MD
Director Email: 
sdufel@harthosp.org
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Thomas
Last Name: 
Nowicki, MD
Email: 
tnowick@harthosp.org
Research Director
First Name: 
Joao
Last Name: 
Delgado MD
Email: 
jdelgad@harthosp.org
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Hartford Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
700
Number of beds in ED: 
61
Total number of annual ED visits: 
90000
Admission rate (%): 
20
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
3
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
16
Unique attributes: 
Electronic ED chart Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records
Second Site
Institution name: 
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
138
Number of beds in ED: 
25
Total number of annual ED visits: 
48000
Pediatric visits (%): 
100
Admission rate (%): 
8
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
1
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
3
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic ED chart Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records
Third Site
Institution name: 
John Demsey Hospital / Univ of Connecticut
Number of beds in hospital: 
232
Number of beds in ED: 
18
Total number of annual ED visits: 
32000
Pediatric visits (%): 
15
Admission rate (%): 
16
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
3
Level 1 Trauma verification? : 
No
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
3
Miles from primary training institution: 
7
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic ED chart Digital Radiograph Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
35
Number of core faculty: 
13
Number of clinical faculty: 
35
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
12
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
7
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
EM/Peds EM 4 mo
Cardiac ICU 1 mo
Pediatrics Inpt 1 mo
Internal Med 1 mo
Trauma surgery 1 mo
OB/GYN 1 mo
Radiology 0.5 mo
Psychiatry 0.5 mo
Adult Anesth 0.5 mo
Pedi Anesth 0.5 mo
Dentistry 0.25 mo
Vacation 3 wks
PGY-2: 
EM/Peds EM 5 mos
Peds EM 1 mo
Medical ICU 1 mo
Surgical ICU 1mo
Orthopedics 1 mo
Ultrasound 0.5 mo
Ophthalmology 0.5 mo
Hand/Plastics 1 mo
Vacation 3 wks
Conference 1 wk
PGY-3: 
EM/Peds EM 6 mos
Peds EM 1 mo
Trauma surgery 1 mo
Toxicology 1 mo
Admin/EMS 1 mo
Elective 1 mo
Vacation 3 wks
Conference 1 wk
Resident Benefits
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
1000.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
21.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Health, dental and disability insurance, 403B plan, free garage parking
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Formal ultrasound training with 4 machines purchased by department in 2005. Broad based patient population in urban, university, and community settings. Dentistry, hand, plastics, ophthalmology and administration rotations., The Connecticut Poison Control Center which has over 40,000 contacts per year and is the state’s only poison center.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
5
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
7
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
100
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
98