EM 3 Rotations
Mastering Emergency Medicine: Your Final Year
Refining leadership skills and preparing for independent practice.
In the EM-3 year, residents step into leadership roles, overseeing junior residents and medical students while managing critically ill patients.
With 5.5 months at Memorial Hermann-TMC and 2.5 months at LBJ General Hospital, residents gain experience in high-acuity settings, including the NeuroTrauma ICU. Elective rotations such as EMS/Life Flight, Toxicology, Advanced Emergency Ultrasound, and more allow residents to tailor their education to their interests and career goals.
This year emphasizes autonomy, prompt and precise decision-making, and the transition to independent practice.
EM 3
| ED (MHH) |
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ED (MHH) |
ED (MHH) |
ED (LBJ) |
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ED (MHH & LBJ) |
ED (MHH MC) |
ED (MHH SW) |
NTICU (MHH) |
Elective |
| NeuroTrauma ICU (NTICU) | (1 month) | In the NTICU, the resident manages critically ill neurosurgical patients 1:1 with critical care faculty. |
| Elective Month | (1 month) | We have an extensive “menu” of options to choose from, but also routinely create new experiences that are tailored to the individual goals of the resident. |
| Community ED month at Memorial Hermann – Memorial City | (1 month) | The senior resident works in a community ED setting in West Houston with board certified Emergency Medicine faculty. The resident gains additional experience with efficiency and patient care in a setting different from the primary residency training site. |
| Community ED month at Memorial Hermann – Southwest | (1 month) | A one month community rotation spent at a high acuity location with a plethora of procedures and an advancement in autonomy. |
| MHH ED | 5.5 months | |
| LBJ ED | 2.5 months |
Five and a half ED months are spent at Memorial Hermann-TMC involving principles of ED management as a whole, progressive responsibility in supervising medical students and junior residents, and a focus on advanced principles of patient and departmental management. Two and a half months are spent at LBJ General Hospital.
EM 3 Resident Electives
- EMS/Life Flight
- Toxicology at the Regional Poison Center, UTMB-Galveston
- Advanced Emergency Ultrasound
- ENT
- Sports Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Hyperbaric Medicine
- Teaching rotation/MedEd
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Regional Nerve Blocks
- Radiology
- Advocacy and Policy
- Administration/Business of Medicine
- Dermatology
- Research month
- Global Health
- Other rotations considered upon request