Rotations/Curriculum

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Curriculum

PGY 1 ROTATIONS
Rotation	Duration	Location	In-House Call
Emergency Medicine	24 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	no
Emergency Ultrasound	2 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	no
EMS	2 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	no
Internal Medicine	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes
Medical Critical Care	4 weeks	Dorn VA	yes
Obstetrics	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes
Pediatrics	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes
Pediatric EM & Orthopaedics	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	no
Toxicology	Integrated Curriculum	Palmetto Poison Control	no
Trauma Surgery	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes

PGY 2 ROTATIONS
Rotation	Duration	Location	Call
Emergency Medicine	36 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	no
Cardiology	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes
Medical Critical Care	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes
Pediatric Intensive Care	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes
Surgical Intensive Care	4 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	yes

PGY 3 ROTATIONS
Rotation	Duration	Location	Call
Emergency Medicine	40 weeks	Palmetto Health Richland	no
Electives	12 weeks	Multiple Locations	no

Patient Population

The Palmetto Health Richland emergency department currently sees nearly 87,000 patients per year of which more than 30,000 are children. Thirty percent of adult patients are admitted to an inpatient service: half of which go to the intensive care unit beds. Ten percent of pediatric patients are admitted. The department admits approximately 2,000 major trauma patients each year. Approximately 20 percent of trauma admissions are from penetrating injuries.