McGovern Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine residency was founded in 1992. We are a PGY1–3 program with 18 residents per year. The residents are supervised in the ED 24 hours per day by board-certified faculty in Emergency Medicine with double and often triple EM faculty coverage.
Why McGovern Medical School? Here are a few highlights:
- Busiest Level I Trauma Center in the United States
- Busiest Level III County Hospital in Texas
- 8 separate ICUs, 45% admission rate, 10% critical care admission rate
- Dedicated ED critical care month with 1:1 teaching
- 25 months of core emergency medicine rotations
- State-of-the-art Simulation Lab
- High-volume of critical procedures in the ED
- Leadership opportunities at regional and national level
- LifeFlight helicopter EMS
- Multidisciplinary research in trauma resuscitation, prehospital thrombolytics, interventional therapy for acute stroke, emergency ultrasound, education, and many more.
- EMS experience with Houston Fire Department
- Extensive pediatric exposure with both integrated and dedicated Pediatric ED shifts and rotations at our Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
- Faculty from around the country with fellowship training in ultrasound, critical care, EMS, and informatics
- Nationally invited speakers during conference time
- Houston named on Forbes List of Coolest Cities as well as the New York Times Places to Go in 2013
Ask A Resident:
The following chief residents serve as contacts for any questions regarding our program: