Academic Opportunities
1) Research
2) Ultrasound Fellowship and hands on practice
3) Teaching Opportunities
Research
Each resident is expected to pursue his or her own special interest within emergency medicine. This may include EMS, administration, clinical research, medical education, a defined clinical subspecialty or another emergency medicine-related activity. Residents, working with faculty mentors, set their own goals for these activities.
All residents are required to complete a resident project. This can be done by writing a paper of "publishable quality" based on case report, topic review, or their special interest activity. Alternatively, the resident may contribute to an existing resident project or continuous quality improvement project within the department.
Elective time is available for interested residents to pursue research in the 2 nd or 3 rd years. In addition, many residents pursue research projects during their clinical rotations. We are exceedingly fortunate to have Dr. Erik Kulstad as our Research Director. With the guidance and assistance of Dr. Kulstad, Christ residents have initiated and presented several high quality studies, and have won merits at national conventions for their research. If you would like more information on our research program and fellowship, please click here.
Ultrasound
The ultrasound curriculum is composed of bedside teaching, laboratory sessions, weekly US tape review sessions, and a series of lectures designed to enable our residents to become proficient in ED US applications. Residents have 2 weeks dedicated to ultrasound during the EM1 year, and an opportunity to do a 4 week elective in the EM2 or EM3 year. Our core US faculty (7 fellowship trained, 1 fellow) is led by Dr. Michael Lambert, a leading expert in Emergency Medicine ultrasound and director of our ultrasound fellowship. If interested, it is possible for residents and attending to become RDMS certified during residency. Visit “Lambert’s link” for more information on ED US applications and our fellowship program.
Ultrasound applications performed by residents
- RUQ (biliary/hepatic)
- Cardiac
- Aorta
- FAST
- Renal/bladder
- Transabdominal pelvic
- Transvaginal pelvic
- Central line guidance
- Abscess & foreign body identifcation
- LE & UE DVT study
- Ocular/retinal detachment
- Nerve blocks
- Pneumothorax, pleural effusion
Laboratory Sessions
- Cardiac
- Abdominal: RUQ, aorta, renal, FAST
- Pelvic: employs pelvic simulator & live models
Teaching Opportunities
In addition to resident learning, resident teaching is an important aspect of Christ Department of Emergency training. Our residents participate in the weekly didactic conference, giving lectures and workshops on various evidence based topics. In addition, upper level residents are responsible for teaching and overseeing medical students that rotate in our department from various medical schools across the nation. Medical student teaching involves both bedside, patient focused teaching, as well as didactic teaching. Residents can also volunteer to participate in procedure labs for the medical students to help medical students rotating in our department gain skill and confidence in a variety of procedures.
Additionally, all Christ residents are required to give at least one lecture for paramedics in training.