education
Our residency adheres to a PGY 1-2-3 year format with 14 residents per class in addition to multiple fellowships including Ultrasound, Toxicology, EMS, Operational and Disaster Medicine, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. We utilize a 12 month rotation schedule for our yearly rotations. Our rotations were carefully chosen to produce well rounded residents prepared for any challenge. Critical care experience is gained with five ICU months spread out over the 3 years.
We have a block conference for didactics on Thursdays from 8 am to noon. Our lectures are mostly taught by emergency medicine faculty. In addition, each resident is required to give one formal lecture each year. The lecture curriculum includes weekly M&M conference, core EM topics, evidence based series, board prep, interdepartmental conferences, ultrasound, and clinical case conferences. In addition, our 4 board-certified emergency physician toxicologists give monthly toxicology lectures. The block format allows for more interactive learning such as our "airway conference" taught by leading EM faculty.
Journal Club is held monthly. Articles are chosen and peer reviewed by a PGY 1, 2, and 3. Our journal clubs have continued to expand and frequently include interdepartment experts on the chosen topic.
We have a block conference for didactics on Thursdays from 8 am to noon. Our lectures are mostly taught by emergency medicine faculty. In addition, each resident is required to give one formal lecture each year. The lecture curriculum includes weekly M&M conference, core EM topics, evidence based series, board prep, interdepartmental conferences, ultrasound, and clinical case conferences. In addition, our 4 board-certified emergency physician toxicologists give monthly toxicology lectures. The block format allows for more interactive learning such as our "airway conference" taught by leading EM faculty.
Journal Club is held monthly. Articles are chosen and peer reviewed by a PGY 1, 2, and 3. Our journal clubs have continued to expand and frequently include interdepartment experts on the chosen topic.
our curriculum
PGY1Orientation (1 month)
Emergency Medicine (4 months) Orthopedics (1 month) Ultrasound/Anesthesia (1 month) Trauma Surgery (1 month) OB/GYN (1 month) Cardiology (1 month) Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1 month) Medical Intensive Care Unit (1 month) |
PGY2Emergency Medicine (6 months)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1 month) Toxicology (1 month) EMS (1 month) Medical Intensive Care Unit (1 month) Trauma Intensive Care Unit (1 month) Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (1 month) |
PGY3Emergency Medicine (8 months)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (1 month) Electives (3 months) |
*All Emergency Medicine months have integrated pediatric and adult emergency department shifts.
Accomplishments
- Consistent NRMP performance far superior to national average for EM
- Zero ACGME RRC citations in the past 5+ years
- Written and oral board pass rates far above national average
- Approximately 25% of alumni enter academic practice and 75% enter private practice
- Active global health program with associated residency focus track
- Active alumni association with annual meetings and alumni-supported nonprofit fund
- Active FOAMED presence
- CMC EM consistently ranked in the top 5 programs in the country by Doximity
- Bryant Galusha Intern of the Year award was won by an EM resident in 2018 (Jenny Potter) and 2023 (Brandon Friedman)
- Louisa Littleton Award 2014 (Katharine Modisett), 2015 (Valarie Schwind), 2019 (Kyle Roedersheimer), 2020 (Javi Andrade)
- Resident-initiated programs such as Code PE improve patient care across the system
Community Service
Shelter Health Services: The Department of Emergency Medicine was award the Carolinas Healthcare System Community Service Award on May 2010 under the direction of Dr. Dave Pearson, former medical director and current board chair for Shelter Health Services, a homeless clinic for Charlotte’s women and children. The emergency department provides a team of volunteers including faculty and resident physicians, nurses, ED technicians, and secretaries, whose volunteer hours number in the hundreds. We have taken the clinic “under our wing” in support, which unifies our department and betters our community with a common goal of providing better healthcare for the homeless women and children of Mecklenburg County. Numerous physicians serve on the board of directors for the clinic with nursing heavily involved in the Clinical Operations and Development Committees. The department has actively volunteered at the clinic since 2005. Since the Department’s involvement, major improvements have included a design and renovation of the clinic, implementation of disease screening, education initiatives to include chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma, improved quality measures of care, implementation of an electronic medical records, testing to include HIV, sickle cell screening, and general primary care screening tests. (www.shelterhealthservices.com). Dr. Dave Pearson also serves on their Clinical Operations Committee, Development Committee, and Executive Committee.
Safe Alliance: Dr. Jessica Salzman provides medical leadership to Safe Alliance, the local Charlotte domestic violence shelter. In July of 2015, a partnership was formed between Safe Alliance and Shelter Health Services to create a medical clinic for both women and children residents. With support from CMC, the clinic has been able to staff a physician assistant, nurse and medical assistant weekly to provide care including treatment of chronic medical problems such as hypertension and diabetes to more acute traumatic injuries. Since inception, the clinic has provided care to hundreds of women and children. There are on average, 50 visits per month with approximately 70% of patients being adults and 30% children.
Project No Rest in Charlotte: Dr. Stacy Reynolds and several of our Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows work closely with Project No Rest in Charlotte, an organization with a mission to link community resources and law enforcement to stop human trafficking.
Safe Alliance: Dr. Jessica Salzman provides medical leadership to Safe Alliance, the local Charlotte domestic violence shelter. In July of 2015, a partnership was formed between Safe Alliance and Shelter Health Services to create a medical clinic for both women and children residents. With support from CMC, the clinic has been able to staff a physician assistant, nurse and medical assistant weekly to provide care including treatment of chronic medical problems such as hypertension and diabetes to more acute traumatic injuries. Since inception, the clinic has provided care to hundreds of women and children. There are on average, 50 visits per month with approximately 70% of patients being adults and 30% children.
Project No Rest in Charlotte: Dr. Stacy Reynolds and several of our Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows work closely with Project No Rest in Charlotte, an organization with a mission to link community resources and law enforcement to stop human trafficking.
