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Didactics/Academics
Conference: Our conference schedule (6 hours protected time on Wednesdays) provides vital educational exposure to the core curriculum of Emergency Medicine. We have condensed 15 and 30-minute lectures that deliver high yield content as well as an interactive evidence-based medicine curriculum, small group discussions, dedicated EKG and X-ray curriculums. In addition, each resident will be given direct supervision and mentoring in order to achieve academic success and to prepare for oral and written boards.
Simulation: Each month EM residents have dedicated time in the Simulation Center at Corewell Health Lakeland which provides a safe environment to practice skills and experience simulated medical cases using fully interactive, high-fidelity manikins and standardized patients. These cases include the treatment of emergency conditions for neonatal, pediatric, maternal and standardized patients and are designed to enhance the residents' decision-making skills and clinical reasoning.
Procedural Competency: Teaching and monitoring of standard ACGME EM procedures including ultrasound are conducted monthly via multiple modalities including procedural task trainers and simulation. This allows residents to practice procedures central to emergency medicine in a controlled environment with one-on-one coaching from faculty.
Supplemental annual hands-on lab sessions include:
- Obstetrical Emergencies
- Anatomy/Cadaver Procedure Labs
- Dental
- Advanced Slit Lamp
- HAZMAT Training
- Ballistics
- Advanced Airway Courses
Culinary Medicine: We have recently incorporated Culinary Medicine classes into our curriculum. This is important for our residents' education in several ways. It helps our residents learn the importance of diet and nutritional topics for patient education, but also for themselves. It also acts as a wellness activity in which we get to come together as a group to learn, cook, and enjoy some wonderful, homemade food.
Clinical Rotation Schedule Post Graduate Year 1-3
Each year of residency has 13 four-week rotation blocks.
Year 1
The first year is demanding, but provides residents with well-rounded experiences in both traditional internship rotations and emergency medicine. Residents will develop their core medical knowledge in order to formulate critical decisions in the Emergency Department.
- 32 weeks Emergency Medicine
- 4 weeks Critical Care/ICU
- 4 weeks Trauma (at Spectrum Health - Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI)
- 4 weeks Pediatrics
- 2 weeks Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
- 2 weeks EMS
- 2 weeks Obstetrics/Gynecology
- 2 weeks Anesthesia
Year 2
The second year is focused on improving the residents' ability to manage patient flow in the Emergency Department and develop academic competency through supervising/teaching junior residents and students. Year 2 rotations are as follows:
- 32 weeks Emergency Medicine
- 8 weeks Critical Care/ICU
- 4 weeks PICU (at Spectrum Health - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI)
- 4 weeks Toxicology (Stroger Cook County Hospital in Chicago, IL)
- 4 weeks Elective
Year 3
In the final year, residents will refine their ability to problem-solve, perfect patient disposition and provide efficient medical care. Each resident will be given time to examine his/her own personal academic interests through an elective and research rotation. In addition, an administrative block will enable each resident to experience different supervisory roles required within an Emergency Department. Year 3 rotations are as follows:
- 40 weeks Emergency Medicine
- 4 weeks Critical Care/ICU
- 4 weeks Elective
- 2 weeks EM Administration
- 2 weeks Research