Medical school affiliation: Full Academic Department of the School of Medicine
Mailing address:
University of Alabama
Department of Emergency Medicine
619 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 36249
Telephone number: (205) 934-3640 Fax (205) 996-9590
Email: emresidency@uabmc.edu
Home page: http://www.uab.edu/emresidency
Program Training Format: 1-3
Number of residents per entering class: 8
Number of residents currently in training: 24 (as of 7/1/07)
Percentage of residents who are woman: 42%
Total number of resident graduates: 18 (as of 6/30/07)
Residency attrition rate (past 5 years only): 5%
Year Program Began: 2002
List combined programs: None
ACGME Accreditation Category and duration of years approved: had site visit May 2006, approved three years accreditation
Next ACGME RRC - EM survey date: 2009
Residency Coordinator name: Linda Barnes
Residency Coordinator contact information: lbarnes@uabmc.edu
Phone: 205-934-3640
Fax: 205-975-7031
Department Chair: Janyce Stanford, MD (Interim)
Department Chair tenure:
Department Chair contact information: 205-975-9358
Program Director: Andrew R. Edwards, MD
Program Director tenure:
Program Director contact information: aredwards@uabmc.edu
Associate/Assistant Program Director: Christopher Rosko, MD (Associate PD) crosko@uabmc.edu , Jeremy Thomas, MD (Assistant PD) jjthomas@uabmc.edu , Mike Catenacci, MD (Assistant PD) mcatencci@uabmc.edu
Research Director: Todd Brown, MD
Research Director tenure:
Research Director contact information: toddbrown@uabmc.edu
Institutional and Emergency Department Attributes
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Institutions:
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Primary
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Additional
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Institutional Name:
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University of Alabama Hospital
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Children's Hospital of Alabama
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Number of acute care hospital beds
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950
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220
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Number of beds in ED
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48
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20
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Total number of annual ED visits
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61,000
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50,000
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Percent pediatric visits
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5%
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99%
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Percent admission rate
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Percent of total admissions admitted to critical care area
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Trauma Accreditation
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Level 1
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Unique Attributes
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Electronic ED Chart, Digital radiographs, Electronic tracking, Electronic patient records
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Total number of EM rotation months
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21
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4
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Miles from primary training institution
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0
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.5
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Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 20 full time, 6 part time
Number of core faculty: 11
Number of clinical faculty:
Number of non-clinical faculty:
Percentage of total faculty who are women: 33%
Curriculum Attributes
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EM -1
5 UED
1 PED ED
1 Junior Trauma
1 Cardiology
1 Internal Medicine
1 MICU
.75 OB
.75 Orthopedics
.75 Anesthesia
.75 Vacation
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EM-2
6 UED
1 Ped ED
1 Junior Trauma
1 Cardiology
1 MICU
.75 Orthopedics
.75 Anesthesia
.75 Vacation
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EM-3
7.25 UED
1 Ped ED
1 Ped ICU
1 Toxicology
1 Elective
.5 Opthalmology
.5 RNICU
.75 Vacation
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EM-4
7.25 UED
1 Ped ED
1 Senior Trauma
1 Selective
1 Admin/Research
1 Elective
.75 Vacation
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Unique clinical or rotation experiences:
Unique didactic activities:
Emergency Medical Services
Describe EMS Experience: EM 4 Residents have two ride only shifts with EMS during each University ED rotation.
EMS relating training opportunities: ACLS and ATLS provider is available, also paramedic presenters if interested.
Aeromedical experience: Allowed but not required.
Research and Scholarly Activity
Describe unique research resources available to the residency:
Three areas of department reserach interest: Resuscitation, Disaster medicine, Critical Care
Number of peer-reviewed abstracts presented last 5 years: 40
Number of peer-reviewed manuscripts published over the last 5 years: 28
Number of non peer-reviewed publications over the last 5 years: 18
Describe how the residents meet the requirement to engage in scholarly activity: There is a scholary activity requirement for graduation that can be met by a research project or preperation of a munuscript suitable for publication.
Resident Director name: Todd Brown, MD
Research Director tenure: 2 years
Research Director contact info: toddbrown@uabmc.edu
Resident Benefits
Uniform allowance per year: Embroidered scrubs (3 sets), 5 lab coats scrubs.
Educational stipend allowance per year: $150 per year, 100% coverage if presenting at national meeting
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: Rosen's Volume 1, 2, nd 3; Tintinalli's 6th Edition;
Palm Pilot and 256GB Flash Drive
Resident CME policy:
Types of insurance coverage provided:Hospital has 3 choices of health insurance, dental and vision. Resident pays 50%
Number of vacation or personal days: 15 vacation days and 10 sick days per year
Unique resident benifits not listed above: Annual overnight resident retreat, lunch provided once a week.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs:1
Number of resident graduates who are Emergency Medicine core or clinical faculty: 5
First time written board pass rate: 92%
First time oral board pass rate: 92%
List states in which graduates in the last 5 years are now practicing: AL, GA, MS, OH, KY, FL, CA
Fellowships
Fellowship name: Critical Care/Resuscitiation Sciences (not ACGME Accredited) Disaster Medicine Research (not ACGME Accredited)
Fellowship Director: Jason Begue, MD
Fellowship Director tenure: 1 year
Fellowship Director contact information: jbegue@uab.mc.edu
Link to fellowship website:
Fellowship accreditation: No
Advanced degrees available:
Unique fellowship experiences:
Medical Student Clerkship
Duration of clerkship: Fourth year; Third year after medicine and surgery clerkships
Unique clerkship experiences: Reading material provided: Hamilton's EM textbook for use during course. A handbook of clinical pearls and course objectives is also provided
Medical student specific conferences: Approximately 4 hours per week. Attendance at resident conference is
required. Several core lectures are also given to medical students only.
House available if needed:
Clerkship Director name: Victoria Hogan, MD
Clerkship Director contact information: vlhogan@uabmc.edu