Department of Emergency Medicine

Three-Year Didactic Curriculum

Core Currculum

Core Curriculum (first 6 weeks of each academic year) (PDF)


Concentrated Topics in Emergency Medicine and Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine

Summary Block Didactics

Regular didactic conferences are held for four hours every Friday afternoon. After the first six weeks of each academic year July through June, 42 weeks remain in each year after four weeks are lost to holidays. This structure allows for a rotating three-year curriculum covering a variety of topics from different approaches.

The first hour of each Friday conference leads off with a faculty lecture from the Concentrated Topics in Emergency Medicine (TEM) list. The second hour consists of a 50-minute lecture from the Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. This is conducted by a resident precepted by a core faculty member and a 10-minute supplemental discussion by that same faculty member. The third hour is another faculty lecture from one of the Interest Series in Emergency Medicine (SEM). The fourth hour is set aside for faculty and resident case presentations, or from December through February of each year a review course for the annual American Board of Emergency Medicine's written in-service examination administered in the last week of February each academic year.

Concentrated Topics in Emergency Medicine (TEM)

Week(s) Topic
001-006 Core Curriculum
007-032 Toxicology by Substance Classes (PDF)
033-048 Orthopedics (PDF)
049-054 Core Curriculum
055-070 Laboratory Testing (PDF)
071-081 Clinical Prediction Labs
082-096 Pharmacology (PDF)
097-102 Core Curriculum
103-122 Electrocardiography (PDF)
123-144 Imaging (PDF)

Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine Topics

Week(s) Topic
001-006 Core Curriculum
007-009 Miscellaneous Disorders (PDF)
010-013 Immunological Disorders (PDF)
014-019 Gynecological and Obstetrical Disorders (PDF)
020-024 Psychobehavioral Disorders (PDF)
025-028 Renal and Urogenital Disorders (PDF)
029-048 Cardiovascular Disorders (PDF)
049-054 Core Curriculum
055-060 Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders (PDF)
061-064 Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders (PDF)
065-071 Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders (PDF)
072-078 Systemic Infectious Disorders (PDF)
079-084 Respiratory and Thoracic Disorders (PDF)
085-096 Toxicological Disorders by Syndromic Presentation (PDF)
097-102 Core Curriculum
103-113 Nonorthopedic Traumatic Disorders (PDF)
114-120 Environmental Disorders (PDF)
121-125 Dermatological Disorders (PDF)
126-129 Hematological Disorders (PDF)
130-136 HEENT Disorders (PDF)
137-144 Neurological Disorders (PDF)

Interest Series in Emergency Medicine

The Interest Series in Emergency Medicine (SEM) enable broad introductions and in-depth discussions of emergency medicine subspecialties and areas of specific interest. Instead of being presented in blocks like other portions of the didactic curriculum, these presentations and discussions are spread throughout the three years, because they generally do not require a specific progression. The last hour is set aside for either two 30-minute case reports by residents or faculty, or is used for preparation for the American Board of Emergency Medicine's written in-service examination.

The number preceding the series title is the number of lectures devoted to each topic over any given three years of residency training, though many supplement related material presented in the R1 orientation program and other portions of the three-year integrated curriculum. Many of the academic and clinical faculty members have subspecialty certifications or intense interests in one or more of these topics, thus lending their extensive expertise to resident education.

  • 3 Administrative Issues
  • 12 Critical Care - interspersed on ICU months
  • 18 Disaster Medicine (PDF)
  • 3 Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • 3 Ethical Issues
  • 6 Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
  • 3 Forensic Emergency Medicine
  • 9 Geriatric Emergency Medicine
  • 6 Medical-Legal Issues
  • 15 Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • 2 Preventive Medicine
  • 3 Public Health
  • 3 Specialty Services
  • 16 Sports Medicine (PDF)
  • 3 Wellness Issues
  • 3 Wilderness Medicine

Interspersed with the interest series are monthly conferences conducted by two of the four Chief Residents.

  • 15 Morbidity & Mortality
  • 15 Quality Improvement

The third Chief Resident conducts a review course for the annual American Board of Emergency Medicine's written in-service examination from December through February of each year. The fourth Chief Resident coordinates portions of the experiential curriculum.

Last edited on 01/28/2015.