Why you should consider the University Campus Residency
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Upcoming Residency Program Virtual Meet & Greets
| Date | Time | Event (Click on link to register) |
|---|---|---|
| 9/10/2024 | 5-6pm | Meet the Chief Residents |
| 9/12/2024 | 5:30-7pm | |
| 9/17/2024 | 5-6pm | |
| 9/24/2024 | 5-6pm | Meet the University Campus Residents |
(times listed are Arizona MST time - same as Pacific Daylight Time in Sept)
2024-25 Interview Season Update (updated August 2024)
Our program will be following the recommendations from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Application Process Improvement Committee (APIC) best practices:
- All interviews this season will be virtual, the strongly preferred option of the CORD APIC.
- We will be releasing first interview invitations on the EM Unified Interview Release Date.
- We will limit interviews to the number of interview slots available.
- We will release interview offers after 6PM (EST) to minimize interruptions to education and patient care during daytime hours.
- We will allow a minimum of 72 hours after the interview invitation is sent for an applicant to accept or decline prior to releasing the interview slot to another candidate.
- We will participate in Program Signaling as part of the MyERAS application.
- We will offer “second look” opportunities to those candidates who will be interviewing at our program. To allow for maximal applicant travel flexibility during interview season, these second look opportunities may occur prior to rank list submission, but attendance at these events will not impact ranking decisions, except for egregious lapses in professionalism, which could negatively impact rank list position at the discretion of the program director.
- We will begin reviewing applications when ERAS applications become available to programs on September 25, 2024. We recommend applicants apply to our program by that date to assure that their application will be reviewed.
We will be hosting virtual meet-and-greet opportunities in the fall. More details about dates and times will be posted here when the dates are set.
If you would like to receive email updates when we make updates to our website and post a schedule of online opportunities, you can use this link to submit a request and we will email you when significant content has been added: Request for email updates
In the meantime, feel free to browse some video virtual tours of our facilities and highlights of our programs that we created for last year's interview season. Check out the "Learn More About the University Campus Program" menu item under "Prospective Residents" for these videos.
A few words from Dr. Fiorello...
The University of Arizona Department of Emergency Medicine in Tucson, Arizona offers a three-year emergency medicine residency program that combines teaching excellence with clinical training, academic activities and research opportunities.
Residents at the University Campus Emergency Medicine program train in an internationally renowned medical center where Emergency Medicine receives great intra-institutional respect. The Level One trauma center at University Campus has up to 91 treatment spaces, including seven major resuscitation suites, a Pediatric Emergency Department and sees over 95,000 patients per year. In addition to working in our Banner UMC Tucson Campus Hospital, our residents also spend some of their EM shifts each block working at our nearby South Campus hospital, which has an ED volume of over 51,000 patients per year.
U of A Emergency Medicine and its faculty work to excel in the profession and to execute and promote our department mission, which is to advance health and wellness through outstanding patient care and research while serving as educators and mentors to our residents, fellows and students.
Our program offers a unique Southwest training experience that includes treating a high volume of patients from the Hispanic and Native American cultures, as well as underserved communities and rural and inner-city populations. The curriculum puts a heavy emphasis on Critical Care, point-of-care Emergency Ultrasound and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, while still covering all the core content of Emergency Medicine.
Clinical training includes ride-along time with local EMS agencies including an option for a ride-along time in air ambulances. A dedicated ultrasound rotation during the first year lays the foundation for mastery of point-of-care emergency ultrasound throughout our residents’ training. Our residents care for patients with toxic exposures unique to the desert southwest. With fellowships in Emergency Ultrasound, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, Medical Simulation and Sports Medicine, our residents have significant exposure to all these Emergency Medicine subspecialties.
Through the University Campus Residency Program, you’ll gain insightful academic experiences in emergency surgery and trauma, toxicology, orthopedics, obstetrics, anesthesia, medical, surgical, cardiovascular, and pediatric critical care.
You will learn from the best: Our faculty are nationally recognized University of Arizona physicians and include experts in Toxicology, Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, EMS, Education, Research, Critical Care, Global Health, Emergency Ultrasound, Simulation, Medical Education and Disaster Preparedness. Click to see our faculty composite.
Teaching Excellence is at our department’s core and with our dedicated efforts to advance the principles and practice of our specialty through original research, we have never been stronger. Our research has led to milestone achievements in prehospital care, cardiac arrest, trauma resuscitation, sepsis, medical education, medical toxicology, emergency bedside ultrasound, wilderness medicine and pediatric emergency medicine.
The Department of Emergency Medicine conducts practice-changing research and clinical trials across a wide range of challenges facing critically ill and injured patients. We are leaders in federally funded, industry funded, and investigator initiated research in EMS, ultrasound, and critical care.
Our graduates join some of the best emergency medicine groups across the entire country. Click to see where our graduates are.
We are confident that you will discover that U of A Emergency Medicine and its University Campus Residency program will provide you with a unique experience in emergency medicine while training you to be a leader in the field.
See you in the emergency department!
Albert B. Fiorello, MD, RDMS
Associate Professor
University Campus EM Residency Director
Contact Veronica Calderon, Emergency Medicine Academic Affairs Program Manager at veronica@aemrc.arizona.edu, for more information on our University Campus Emergency Medicine Residency Program.