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Second year EM residents gain increased responsibility and independence in the ED as their comfort and skill level grows. The second-year clinical curriculum includes eight and a half months of ED rotations primarily at Hillcrest Medical Center with additional months at St. John and Saint Francis Emergency Departments. The remainder of the year is split between Pediatric ICU, EMS, Trauma, and Medical ICU in addition to three weeks of vacation time.

Rotation Descriptions

Emergency Medicine – Hillcrest Medical Center, 6.5 months

Hillcrest’s ED offers a broad Emergency Medicine exposure with a high level of patient acuity. Second year EM residents increase their efficiency and autonomy in the ED and improve their ability to care for critically ill patients. As the year progresses, the EM-2 grows into a leader in the department.

Emergency Medicine – St. John Medical Center, 1 month

Our EM-2 and EM-3 residents rotate for one month each through the St. Johns Emergency Department. They work directly with our core faculty who work primarily at St. John, which is one of two trauma centers in Tulsa. This rotation gives our residents exposure to a different patient population and model of EM practice while guaranteeing consistency and quality of teaching by working under our core faculty.

Emergency Medicine – St. Francis Hospital, 1 month

Our EM-2 and EM-3 residents rotate for one month each in the Emergency Department at St. Francis Hospital. As one of two trauma centers in Tulsa, this rotation enables additional exposure to the initial management of patients with severe traumatic injuries as well as experience in a department that triages patients to different pods by acuity. Residents work with both core faculty and vetted community emergency physicians, ensuring consistent quality teaching on shift as well as non-academic perspective. This ED provides a different patient population and model for Emergency Medicine practice including practicing side-by-side with physician extenders.

Trauma/SICU – St. John Medical Center, 1 month

During the EM-1 and EM-2 years our residents rotate for one month of Trauma & Surgical ICU with exposure to both the initial management and ICU care of patients with traumatic injuries. Residents experience both the initial assessment and evaluation of traumatically injured patients and the management of critically injured patients during their ICU stay for a well-rounded trauma exposure.

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) – St. Francis Hospital, 1 month

Our EM-2 residents rotate in the Pediatric ICU at St. Francis Hospital along with OU Pediatrics residents. The PICU rotation trains our residents in the management of critically ill pediatric patients and exposes them to a range of pediatric specialists that are not available at any other facility in Tulsa.

Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) – Hillcrest Medical Center, 1 month

Our residents rotate in the MICU at Hillcrest Medical Center learning from 100% fellowship-trained intensivists. Our residents gain valuable experience in management of critically ill adult patients and gain substantial procedural experience.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) – EMSA, 2 weeks

This two-week rotation gives residents insight into the organization and operation of Tulsa’s EMS service, EMSA. Residents ride along with carefully selected paramedics who are chosen for their knowledge and engagement as teachers to provide our residents with an exceptional educational experience. 

Emergency Medicine- Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center- 6 shifts per year

Each year, residents have shifts scheduled throughout the year at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, a 45-minute drive from downtown Tulsa. This single coverage 8-bed rural emergency department serves both Native and non-Native patients, giving residents to opportunity to navigate the tribal healthcare system and other aspects of rural EM including resuscitation with limited resources, transfer coordination, and situational awareness of transport considerations.