Pr Program Overview

The 2005-2006 residents with Dr. Dufel, our Residency Director

The University of Connecticut Integrated Residency in Emergency Medicine provides an exceptional training opportunity for the Emergency Medicine resident. A dynamic faculty, strongly committed to teaching, is combined with health care institutions that have a long established record of excellence in all aspects of medical education. With systematic emphasis on both personal and professional growth, we expect our graduates to become capable leaders in their hospitals and communities and to fulfill on their commitment to clinical and personal excellence.

Our program's integrated model utilizing a primary clinical site with four affiliate institutions is both a distinctive feature and a strength. Hartford Hospital is a Level 1 trauma center with an active aeromedical program and the state's highest patient volume emergency department. Hartford Hospital opened its newly constructed Emergency Department in December of 2000. This state of the art ED offers an excellent environment in which to foster the education of our residents. John Dempsey Hospital (UCONN Health Center) provides exposure to a University Hospital ED with single physician coverage and a completely undifferentiated patient population. Connecticut Children's Medical Center, opened in April 1996, is the state's only free-standing children's hospital. Its emergency department is staffed by pediatricians and emergency physicians with specialty training in pediatric emergency medicine.

Additional distinguishing program characteristics include:

(1) A combined Department of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine (as a separate Division)

(2) The Connecticut Poison Control Center and toxicology fellowship program established under the leadership of Drs. Marc Bayer and Charles McKay

(3) Southern New England's only aeromedical critical transport service

(4) Strong on-site residency leadership at all participating institutions

(5) Toxicology, Aeromedical/EMS, and Administration/Research fellowships

(6) A required 4th year emergency medicine rotation for all medical students from the UCONN School of Medicine

(7) Generous clerical support, dedicated space and computer services for residents at each site

In summary, our program combines the assets of urban, community, and university practice settings under close academic sponsorship of the medical school. Together, our institutions assure broad clinical exposure and diverse resident experiences on all levels of patient care. We welcome you to review the information enclosed in the following pages to find out more about what we can offer you as a prospective residency applicant.