PGY-1 residents as well as Internal Medicine, Family Practice,
Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, & Surgery work in the Emergency Department
Morning didactic sessions
Abbreviated clinical schedule
Basic principles of emergency care are emphasized
Allows time for reading & getting settled into residency as well as the Charlottesville area.
PGY-1 residents as well as Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, & Surgery work in the Emergency Department
Shifts for EM residents include the adult & pediatric portions of the ED at UVa.
Medical intensive care unit (MICU) or Coronary Care Unit (CCU) caring for critically ill patients
Allows for many invasive procedures & complex resuscitations throughout the rotation.
Presentation & management of acute chest pain in the ED setting
Enables interns to gain experience managing a broad spectrum of cardiac disease, including the workup & management of patients with unstable angina, acute arrhythmias, & other cardiac problems.
Entails care for a broad spectrum of disease in ward (non-ICU) patients
Gain experience managing COPD, CHF, pneumonia, & other common hospital illnesses.
Works with the senior residents in the STICU.
While on call, the intern will respond to all trauma alerts
Actively involved in the diagnostic workup of all major trauma patients.
Work in the OR with either an upper level anesthesia resident or a CRNA.
Experience in intubations, rapid sequence induction, & starting lines is the focus of this rotation.
1 week – spent riding in an observer capacity with the Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad (CARS) ground EMS units.
2nd week – spent in a similar capacity with the Pegasus Critical Care Transport.
Practice emergency sonography skills, with particular focus on the FAST exam, gallbladder & aorta scans.
Begins with a didactic curriculum followed by clinical practice at patients’ bedside in the Emergency Department.