About Carolinas Medical Center
Founded in 1940 originally as Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center Main is a 874 bed, community based, tertiary teaching hospital located just South of downtown Charlotte. We are a fully accredited Level 1 Trauma Center and the only level 1 trauma center in the region. CMC Main serves as the State Poison Control Center and has four board-certified emergency physician toxicologists on staff. We also currently serve as the Charlotte campus for the University of North Carolina. CMC Main has Chest Pain Center accreditation and Primary Stroke Certification.
Levine Children's Hospital is the second largest children's hospital in the Southeastern United States with 234 beds. It was completed in 2007 and is connected to the Carolinas Medical Center Main Hospital. The 12 bed pediatric emergency department is connected to the adult emergency department.
There are 38 emergency medicine trained academic faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Emergency Department manages over 120,000 patients each year. The adult emergency department is divided up into Major Treatment, Diagnostic Center, and Ambulatory Emergency Center. Two to four board certified emergency medicine faculty members are present in the adult departments at all times.
Atrium Health as a whole is one of the nation's largest healthcare networks. The system encompasses more than 900 care facilities throughout North and South Carolina. The Atrium Health network currently employs over 60,000 employees, with the flagship location right here at CMC Main.
Residencies represented at CMC Main include: Emergency Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, OB-GYN, Vascular Surgery, Gastroenterology, Urology, Pharmacy, Oral Medicine, Psychiatry, Hepatopancreatobiliary, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and multiple other fellowships within these programs.
Levine Children's Hospital is the second largest children's hospital in the Southeastern United States with 234 beds. It was completed in 2007 and is connected to the Carolinas Medical Center Main Hospital. The 12 bed pediatric emergency department is connected to the adult emergency department.
There are 38 emergency medicine trained academic faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Emergency Department manages over 120,000 patients each year. The adult emergency department is divided up into Major Treatment, Diagnostic Center, and Ambulatory Emergency Center. Two to four board certified emergency medicine faculty members are present in the adult departments at all times.
Atrium Health as a whole is one of the nation's largest healthcare networks. The system encompasses more than 900 care facilities throughout North and South Carolina. The Atrium Health network currently employs over 60,000 employees, with the flagship location right here at CMC Main.
Residencies represented at CMC Main include: Emergency Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, OB-GYN, Vascular Surgery, Gastroenterology, Urology, Pharmacy, Oral Medicine, Psychiatry, Hepatopancreatobiliary, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and multiple other fellowships within these programs.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Carolinas Emergency Medicine Residency Program is to promote the growth and evolution of physicians who have the courage to care for all patients everywhere.
Emergency physicians are at the forefront of delivery of medical care. To be present at this position, it takes courage. It takes courage to direct a resuscitation, to perform emergent procedures, and to take action when uncomfortable. It takes courage to ask why, to look for answers, and to be questioned. It takes courage to advocate for a patient, to hold a hand, and to protect the disenfranchised. It takes courage to set the example of how to care for others. Regardless of where graduates from Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program practice, whether in a large academic setting or a small community practice or some place in between, they will all have the courage to be the example of how superior care is delivered to all patients.
Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program has many unique attributes and assets, but every aspect of the program has a singular mission: to support the development of physicians in emergency medicine who have the courage to care for their unique and diverse communities around the globe through research, education, innovation, and clinical practice.
To achieve our Mission we will:
Emergency physicians are at the forefront of delivery of medical care. To be present at this position, it takes courage. It takes courage to direct a resuscitation, to perform emergent procedures, and to take action when uncomfortable. It takes courage to ask why, to look for answers, and to be questioned. It takes courage to advocate for a patient, to hold a hand, and to protect the disenfranchised. It takes courage to set the example of how to care for others. Regardless of where graduates from Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program practice, whether in a large academic setting or a small community practice or some place in between, they will all have the courage to be the example of how superior care is delivered to all patients.
Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program has many unique attributes and assets, but every aspect of the program has a singular mission: to support the development of physicians in emergency medicine who have the courage to care for their unique and diverse communities around the globe through research, education, innovation, and clinical practice.
To achieve our Mission we will:
- Deliver high quality, evidence-based patient care
- Provide state-of-the-art medical education to all of our learners
- Conduct impactful, clinically relevant, high-quality research
- Provide national and international leadership to promote and advance Emergency Medicine and all relevant subspecialties
- Lead the nation in Emergency Medicine innovation
- Support our community and the underserved
Our Leadership
Departmental Organizational Structure:
Subspecialty Divisions:
- Michael Gibbs, MD, Professor and Chair (2011-present)
- Steven Colucciello, MD, Professor and Vice-Chair, Medical Director – Adult Emergency Department
- Stacy Reynolds, MD, Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Michael Runyon, MD, Chief, Academic Affairs & Professional Development
- David Pearson, MD, Chief, Quality, Safety & Innovation
- Chad Scarboro, MD, Medical Director – Children’s Emergency Department
Subspecialty Divisions:
- Emergency Ultrasound: Vivek Tayal, MD
- Emergency Medical Services Doug Swanson, MD
- Emergency Medicine Research Michael Runyon, MD
- Medical Toxicology: Kathryn Kopec, DO
- Operational & Disaster Medicine: David Callaway, MD
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Stacy Reynolds, MD
