Curriculum/Rotations by Year
| Year | |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | Anesthesia "Boot Camp"- Orientation Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine (5) EMS Medical ICU Obstetrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine Trauma/General Surgery Ultrasound |
| PGY-2 | Cardiovascular ICU Community ED Selective (1) Elective (1) Emergency Medicine (6) Neurology ICU Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2) Trauma SICU |
| PGY-3 | Administration Community ED Selective (1) Elective (1) Emergency Medicine (7) Medical ICU Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatric ICU (St. Chris) |
Conference
Emergency medicine didactics are held every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sessions are given primarily by core faculty and clinical faculty. Lecturers utilize many different teaching styles, such as small group sessions, oral-board-based cases, flipped classroom, and discussion format. We believe different modalities can appeal to different learning styles, as well as reinforce information from different perspectives. There are weekly oral and written board review sessions utilizing Foundations of Emergency Medicine and Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine readings, as well as presentations, quizzes, games, and discussion. Several guest lecturers are also invited to lecture on various topics, including palliative care, rural medicine, and other specialty care. Simulation sessions are held recurrently in the simulation center for procedural competencies and resident-led cases.
Journal Club
Residents are trained to critically appraise the medical literature through our monthly Journal Club. These sessions are led by the residents and promote an awareness of the latest controversies in emergency medicine. Journal Clubs are typically held off-campus in a social environment that promotes residency cohesion, wellness, and camaraderie.
Ultrasound
Point-of-care ultrasound at Reading Hospital supports the high-volume, high-acuity emergency department (ED) with focused, time-dependent diagnostic ultrasound and safe procedural guidance. First-year residents have a four-week, ED-based rotation, setting a foundation in basic physics, knobology, and safety while practicing the core applications in eFAST, cardiac, aorta, renal, biliary, pelvic, lung, and deep vein thrombosis.
Highlights of the rotation include access to scan a breadth of pathology, one-on-one bedside teaching with the ultrasound director, personalized didactics, and weekly quality assurance image review. After the rotation, ultrasound didactic and image quality assurance training are featured in resident conference. Bedside teaching is a staple on ED clinical shifts with all faculty and one-on-one training is available with the ultrasound director throughout the year.
The mission of ED point-of-care ultrasound at Reading Hospital is for clinical excellence, particularly with life-saving applications. We aim for residents to accomplish this mission safely via emphasis on protocolized image acquisition and practiced spaced repetition of image interpretation.