Clinical Curriculum
The PGY-1 year (intern year) is aimed at obtaining a broad-based training in areas essential to the practice of Emergency Medicine. Rotations include Orientation, three months of ICU (CCU, MICU, SICU), Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Emergency Ultrasound, and (of course) both Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Block Schedule
Orientation to Emergency Medicine: 1 week
Adult Emergency Department: 9 weeks
Pediatric Emergency Department: 8 weeks
Psychiatric Emergency Department: 2 weeks
Emergency Ultrasound: 2 weeks
Anesthesia: 2 weeks
Medical ICU: 4 weeks
Cardiac ICU: 4 weeks
Surgical ICU: 4 weeks
Orthopedics: 2 weeks
Obstetrics: 4 weeks
Medicine Ward: 4 weeks
Neurology: 2 weeks
Vacation: 4 weeks
The PGY-2 year (junior year) is a transition period into becoming an advanced and effective emergency care provider. The year begins with a 14-day orientation with procedures, simulation, and didactics to prepare the juniors for the year. The vast majority of the year is spent at home in the busy, high-acuity Harbor-UCLA Emergency Department to hone their skills and prepare them for a supervisory role as a future senior resident.
Block Schedule
ED Orientation: 2 weeks
Adult/Pediatric Emergency Depts: 36 weeks
St. Mary’s Emergency Department: 3 weeks
West LA VA MICU: 3 weeks
Trauma Team: 2 weeks
EMS & Disaster Medicine: 2 weeks
Elective/Jeopardy: 2 weeks
Vacation: 4 weeks
The PGY-3 year is a year of refining your clinical skills and learning not just taking care of the individual patient, but running an entire emergency department. Key goals for the PGY-3 year include improving efficiency, patient flow, further honing clinical skills, supervisory and educational roles, as well as exploring the community Emergency Departments to get a feel for future career goals.
Block Schedule
Adult/Pediatric Emergency Depts: 36 weeks
White Memorial Emergency: 3 weeks
Long Beach Memorial Emergency: 3 weeks
Elective/Jeopardy: 4 weeks
Selective (no jeopardy): 2 weeks
Vacation: 4 weeks
The PGY-4 year is intended to allow residents to transition to independent practitioners who can see patients efficiently, perform all procedures seamlessly, and educate more junior residents and students. There are also further senior roles in critical areas such as the NICU CTSICU for greater procedure and medical acuity exposure. There is over six weeks of selective time to explore whatever facets of emergency medicine the resident is interested in or wants additional exposure in.
Block Schedule
Adult/Pediatric Emergency Depts: 30 weeks
Long Beach Memorial Emergency: 3 weeks
White Memorial NICU: 3 weeks
Cedars Sinai CTSICU: 3 weeks
Admin/Jeopardy: 2 weeks
Selective (no jeopardy): 6 weeks
ACEP: 1 week
Vacation: 4 weeks