uf jacksonville emergency medicine residency
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Program Highlights• 3 year program
• Started in 1975 (one of the first EM programs)
• 45 total residents (15 per class)
- 26 males, 19 females
• UF Health Jacksonville
- 650 Bed tertiary care referral center for all of the NE FL and SE GA
Program Highlights• Emergency Department
- ECC
• 4 Resuscitation Bays
• 15 “ER-ICU” Beds
• Psychiatric
- 14 Flex beds
• OB/Gyn and Ophthalmology rooms
Program Highlights• Emergency Department
- 12 Observation (CDU) beds
• CP observation and stress tests
• Mild COPD exacerbations
• Intoxication
• Pediatric Emergency Department
- 8 Treatment rooms
- 3 Resuscitation bays
Program Highlights• Emergency Department
- Trauma Center
• 5 Trauma bays (can expand to 9)
Program Highlights• Emergency Department Stats
- Volume: 95,000 (2011)
• 25% Peds
- Acuity
• 22% admission rate among adult patients
- 4% to the ICU
Program Highlights• Trauma One
- First Trauma program in the state of Florida
- Only Level 1 Trauma Center in NE FL and SE GA
- Trauma service sees 4,000 pt a year and admits 2,500
• Flight service
- Transport approximately 1,000 pts a year
Curriculum• PGY-1 Year
- Adult Emergency Department (4 months)
- Pediatric Emergency Department
- Anesthesia/Ultrasound
- Coronary Care Unit
- Internal Medicine Wards
- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Trauma Vacation (3 weeks)
Curriculum• PGY-2 Year
- Adult Emergency Department (8 months) with monthly Pediatric ED shifts
- Toxicology
- Trauma/Emergency Medical Resuscitation
- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Toxicology
Curriculum• PGY-3 Year
- Adult Emergency Department (9 months) with monthly Pediatric ED shifts
- Pre-Hospital/Emergency Medical Services
- Elective
- Trauma Senior (2 wks), SICU (2 wks)
Academics• Weekly conference (Thursdays 0800-1200)
- Protected time
- Faculty lectures, M&M, Simulation Lab
- Individualized interactive instruction to account for 5th hour of weekly conference
• Reading Assignments (Tintinalli’s) + online quiz
• Monthly Journal Club (3rd Wednesday of each month)
- Bar, Restaurant, Faculty/Resident house
Board Pass Rates• Written board rolling five year average
• Jacksonville 96.0%
• National 91.6%
• Oral board rolling five year average
• Jacksonville 95.9%
• National 91.5%
Simulation• 2008, 2009, 2012 ACEP Simulation War Champions!
• UF Center for Simulation Education and Safety Research (CSESaR)
• 24,000 square feet
• Three divisions (Main simulation, OR, and Disaster)
• Full body, birthing, pediatric, infant, trauma, central line, ultrasound, Adult/ped/infant airway
- Full time staff
Ultrasound• Dedicated ED ultrasound month
• Instruction by Dr. Petra Duran (Shands Jax attending and Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer)
• Dedicated Ultrasound machine in each ED area
• Shands Jax Ultrasound blog with interesting cases and up-to-date educational information
• Opportunity to improve skills during elective month
Resident Benefits• University of Florida employee
• Medical health insurance/Disability/Death Insurance
• ACEP/EMRA dues
• Books and additional book allowances ($150)
• Online references (Tintinalli, Harrisons, Up-to-Date…)
• CME allowance
• Free lab coats, scrubs
• Free parking and food allowance
Jacksonville
Jacksonville• Many different neighborhoods areas, each unique
• Shands is located in Springfield area in downtown
- 30 minutes to the beach
- 20 minutes to the airport
- 5-10 minutes to nice neighborhoods near river
• Large healthcare community
- 4 hospitals downtown, 3 more between downtown and beaches
- Lots of post-residency opportunities
Jacksonville• What to do
- Sports
• Jaguars (NFL), Suns (Minor League BB), Sharks (Arena Football), Axemen (Rugby)
• Large sailing community
- Beach
• Easily accessible
• Large fishing community (Kingfish Tournament)
• Some of the best surf in Florida
• Numerous SCUBA diving opportunities
Jacksonville• What to do
- Concerts
• Veterans Memorial Arena, St Augustine Amphitheater, Free Bird Cafe
- Plays/Symphony
• Times Union Performing Arts Center
• FCCJ Artist Series
- Saturday Market
• Riverside Arts Market (Farmers market, music, art)
- Artwalk Downtown
Our Leadership• Dave Caro, MD
- Program Director
- Med School: USF (Tampa, FL)
- Residency: CMC (Charlotte, NC)
• Ashley Norse, MD
- Associate Program Director
- Med School: LSU (New Orleans, LA)
- Residency: UF-Jax
Our Leadership• Tom Morrissey, MD
- Assistant Program Director
- Med School: U of Miami (Miami, FL)
- Residency: UF-Jax
• Lisa Jacobson, MD
- Assistant Program Director
- Med School: Univ of Wisconsin
- Residency: Mount Sinai (New York)
Bottom Line• We are:
- A resident centered program
- A County-type hospital with large volume, and high acuity
- Clinically and procedurally confident residents
- Crucial team members in other areas of training
• MICU, SICU, Trauma, Ortho, etc.