Tuesday, September 22, 2020

New Program in California: UHS SoCal

 There is a new EM residency program in California that is recruiting for the 2021 Match.  From their Program Manager:

We are thrilled to announce that our new Emergency Medicine Residency at UHS SoCal MEC has received initial accreditation by the ACGME!! We are a Three-Year Categorical program based in Temecula, CA and approved for 10 residents per year. Our Sponsoring Institution, UHS SoCal MEC, is comprised of 5 hospitals recognized for quality of care and patient safety. The program is integrated with 3 of these sites: the primary site is Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH), a busy advanced primary stroke center and STEMI receiving hospital. The other integrated sites include Inland Valley Medical Center, southwest Riverside County's only trauma center, and Rancho Springs Medical Center, which provides the region's only dedicated pediatric emergency services.The program provides EMS Medical Direction for Riverside County, a comprehensive ultrasound and simulation curriculum, PICU experience at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego with lodging provided, and opportunities for healthcare advocacy.

The Program Director(PD) is Stephen R. Hayden, prior PD at UC San Diego, Past President of CORD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Medicine, and an Editor for the 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult and Research in the Acute Care Setting. The Associate Program Director (APD) is Robert Steele, an Associate Professor and was one of the founding physicians at TVH and UHS SoCAL MEC. Between them, Drs. Hayden and Steele have over 25 years experience in residency leadership and GME!

 Accepting applications and scheduling interviews via ERAS this interview season and we expect to start our first residency class in July 2021. Please spread the word to EM bound medical students and help us begin our journey!!

Keri Kinley, C-TAGME | Emergency Medicine Program Manager | Keri.Kinley@uhsinc.com | O: (951) 331-2535 | UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium | Universal Health Services, Inc. | 31700 Temecula Pkwy., Parkway Suites #2-GME, Temecula, CA 92592 | 

www.socalresidency.com

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