University of Nebraska

Submitted by TErickson on May 18, 2011 - 11:47am
Medical School Affiliation: 
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Institution Address: 
981150 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-1150
United States
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Mailing Address
Address1: 
981150 Nebraska Medical Center
City: 
Omaha
State: 
Nebraska
Zip: 
68198
Website(s): 
http://www.unmc.edu/emergency
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
8
Number of residents currently in training: 
22
Percentage of residents who are women: 
27.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
31
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
0
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Year accreditation expires: 
2012
Year program began: 
2004
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Tammi
Coordinator Last Name: 
Erickson
Coordinator Title: 
Resident Program Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
terickson@unmc.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 402 559 6802
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 402 559 9659
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Robert L.
Chair Last Name: 
Muelleman, M.D.
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Lance H
Director Last Name: 
Hoffman, MD
Director Email: 
lhoffman@unmc.edu
Director Phone: 
+1 402 559 6802
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Claudia L
Last Name: 
Barthold, MD
Title: 
AssociateProgram Director
Phone: 
+1 402 559 2571
Email: 
cbarthold@unmc.edu
First Name: 
Chad
Last Name: 
Branecki, MD
Title: 
Assistant Program Director
Phone: 
+1 402 559 2571
Email: 
cbraneck@unmc.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
T. Paul
Last Name: 
Tran, M.D.
Email: 
ttran@unmc.edu
Phone: 
+1 402 559 6705
Areas of department research interest: 
Post-Graduate Medical Education Procedural Teaching, Ultrasonography, Toxicology, Injury Prevention, Health Informatics, Ischemic Reperfusion Injury, Heart Failure Physiology
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents meet every 6 months with a faculty member to discuss the progress of their chosen research project. Residents complete this project over the 3 years of training and are required to present the final project in June of their third year. Past projects have included original resident research and co-investigations with faculty projects.
Unique attributes: 
Strong critical care experience. Didactics take place every Thursday for four hours and include M&M, Case Conference, Journal Club review, Grand rounds, Guest speakers, Cadaver Labs and Simulation labs. Unique opportunities to experience rural EM practice in state-of-the-art rural facilities with outstanding rural EP supervision in North Platte, NE & Scottsbluff, NE. Nebraska Regional Poison Center director and associate director are both EM faculty. Outstanding opportunities for both basic science and clinical research within the EM department.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Nebraska Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
689
Number of beds in ED: 
33
Total number of annual ED visits: 
51000
Pediatric visits (%): 
19
Admission rate (%): 
20
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
13
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
20
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Second Site
Institution name: 
Great Plains Regional Hostpital, North Platte, NE
Number of beds in hospital: 
116
Number of beds in ED: 
12
Total number of annual ED visits: 
16000
Pediatric visits (%): 
20
Admission rate (%): 
22
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
5
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
No
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
247
Unique Attributes: 
This is a site for the rural rotation that is required in the PGY II year and can be selected in the PGY III year. All ABEM residency trained/board certified ED medical staff (6). Joint Commission stroke center certified. Critical care helicopter transport program present. Rural/volunteer EMS exposure. Inpatient psychiatric unit on site. Weekly resident teleconference link to UNMC in place so residents can attend by distance learning. Housing supplied. Meals while working clinically supplied. Travel is reimbursed.
Third Site
Institution name: 
Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff, NE
Number of beds in hospital: 
182
Number of beds in ED: 
10
Total number of annual ED visits: 
16000
Pediatric visits (%): 
20
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
2
Level 1 Trauma verification? : 
No
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
471
Unique Attributes: 
This is a site for the rural rotation that is performed in the PGY II year of training and can be a selective in the PGY III year of training. Travel is reimbursed and housing is provided along with a meal allowance.
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
21
Number of core faculty: 
9
Number of clinical faculty: 
10
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
2
Female faculty (%): 
33
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
29
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
2
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
ED Orient - 1 mo.
EM - 3 mos.
ED Based Ortho - 1 mo.
Anesthesiology - 1 mo
Cardiology - 1 mo.
Internal Medicine - 1 mo.
ED Based Rad/Ultrasound - 1 mo.
OB/GYN - 1 mo.
Pediatric EM - 1 mo.
Trauma Surgery - 1 mo.
PGY-2: 
EM - 6 mos.
Rural EM - 1 mo.
PICU- 1 mo.
Neurosurgery - 1 mo.
Toxicology - 1 mo
AICU - 1 mo.
Elective - 1 mo.
PGY-3: 
EM - 8 mos.
Elective - 1 mo.
ED Admin- 1 mo.
Selective option 1 mo. Pediatric EM
Selective option 1 mo. Rural EM
Selective option 1 mo. PICU
Selective option 1 mo. AICU
Resident Benefits
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
500.00
Uniform allowance per year: 
Choice of any combination of 4 scrubs and lab coats
Number of vacation or personal days: 
20.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Liability, Disability. Other options are shared expenses
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
We have an orientation month where all EM1s will take BLS, ACLS, & PALS and attend a 2 day ultrasonography course. We will sponsor an EM text book of your choice. In addition to vacation, all residents will receive 5 days of professional leave to attend national conferences. The CME funds may be used to purchase learning materials as well as for travel expenses to national meetings. The residency pays the dues for EMRA, ACEP, and SAEM with the accompanying subscriptions to Annals of Emergency Medicine and Academic Emergency Medicine.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
4
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
5
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
26
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
97
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
100