University of Kentucky

Submitted by RWeinberger on May 18, 2011 - 4:27pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
University of Kentucky
Institution Address: 
800 Rose Street M-53
Lexington, KY 40536-0298
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.wildcatem.com
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
8
Number of residents currently in training: 
24
Percentage of residents who are women: 
29.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
76
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
1
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Year program began: 
1996
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Ruth
Coordinator Last Name: 
Weinberger
Coordinator Title: 
Program Administrator
Coordinator Email: 
raweinb@uky.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 859 323 5083
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 859 323 8056
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Roger L.
Chair Last Name: 
Humphries, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Rebecca C.
Director Last Name: 
Bowers, MD
Director Email: 
rebecca.bowers@uky.edu
Director Phone: 
+1 859 323 5083
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Sameer
Last Name: 
Desai
Title: 
Program Assistant
Phone: 
+1 859 323 5908
Email: 
sameer.desai@uky.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
Matthew
Last Name: 
Graber, MD
Email: 
mngr224@uky.edu
Phone: 
+1 859 323 5908
Areas of department research interest: 
Five active NIH trials
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
14
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
11
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
11
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Elective research month, paid attendance at conferences, requirement to complete one project during residency.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
569
Number of beds in ED: 
63
Total number of annual ED visits: 
60000
Pediatric visits (%): 
27
Admission rate (%): 
19
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
10
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
25
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Unique attributes: 
Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records and order-entry
Second Site
Institution name: 
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
177
Number of beds in ED: 
29
Total number of annual ED visits: 
28907
Pediatric visits (%): 
21
Admission rate (%): 
18
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
18
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
No
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
35
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Electronic patient records
Third Site
Institution name: 
St. Joseph Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
468
Total number of annual ED visits: 
47744
Pediatric visits (%): 
18
Miles from primary training institution: 
1
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
18
Number of core faculty: 
9
Number of clinical faculty: 
18
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
28
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
28
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
2
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Emergency Med - 7 months
SICU- 1 month
Trauma Surgery - 1 month
Ob/GYN- 1 month
Ortho- 1 month
Anesthesia - 1 month
EMS / Research
PGY-2: 
EM UK - 7 months
EM Ephraim McDowell- 1 month
US- 1 month
Trauma Surgery - 1 month
PICU- 1 month
MICU- 1 month
Research
PGY-3: 
EM UK - 9 months
EM/Elective 2 weeks each
EM/Academic 2 weeks each
Elective- 1 month
Research
Resident Benefits
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
200.00
Uniform allowance per year: 
3 lab coats per 1-year, 3 set of scrubs per 2-3 years
Number of vacation or personal days: 
70.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
receive UK credit for health/dental, 10,000 coverage provide life, you may contribute to the voluntary retirement plan, disability after 12 month of employment
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
0
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
5
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
71
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
87
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
100