University of Arizona Combined Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Leadership

• Program Director: Aaron Leetch, MD

Curriculum

PGY1

• Adult EM: 3.5 months (including orientation)
• Anesthesia: 2 weeks
• Trauma: 1 month
• VA ICU: 1 month
• Ultrasound: 2 weeks
• Pediatric Clinic: 1 month
• Pediatric Wards: 3 months
• Pediatric Nursery: 2 weeks
• Pediatric Heme Onc: 2 weeks
• Peds ED: 1 month

PGY2

• Adult EM: 4 months
• Ortho/Pediatric Sports Med: 1 month
• Ortho: 1 month
• MICU: 1 month
• Adolescent: 1 month
• NICU: 1 month
• Clinic: 1 month
• Peds Elective: 1 month
• Development: 1 month
• Peds ED: 1 month

PGY3

• Adult EM: 3 months
• Elective/Tox: 1 month
• Cards: 1 month
• Peds Elective: 1 month
• Pediatric Wards: 1 month
• PICU: 1 month
• Research/QI: 1 month
• Peds Elective: 1 month
• Clinic: 1 month
• Peds ED: 1 month

PGY4

• Adult EM: 6 months
• EM Elective: 1 month
• Pediatric Wards: 1 month
• NICU: 1 month
• PICU: 1 month
• Peds Elective: 2 months
• Peds ED: 1 month

PGY5

• Adult EM: 4 months
• EM Elective: 1 month
• Community EM: 1 month
• Peds Elective: 3 months
• Pediatric Wards: 1 month
• PICU or NICU: 1 month
• Clinic: 1 month
• Peds ED "Pretending:" 1 month

Electives

• Advanced Airway Management and Research
• Ancillary Staff Roles and Responsibilities
• Child Advocacy
• Community EM Medicine: Boise, ID
• Clinical Pharmacy
• International Medicine (Past Experiences)​
• Graduate Medical Education Administration
• Medical Imaging
• Medical Resuscitation and Procedures
• Research (ScholarQuest)
• Simulation Medicine Education
• Sports Medicine
• Ultrasound
• Undergraduate Medical Education Teaching and Administration
• Wilderness Medicine

Contact Information

Department of Emergency Medicine: 520-626-6312

External Links

• https://emergencymed.arizona.edu/residencies/ua-combined-em-peds/prospective-residents/five-year-curriculum

See Also

• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Emergency medicine residency programs