
Rotations/Curriculum
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Curriculum
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PGY 1 ROTATIONS |
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Rotation |
Duration |
Location |
In-House Call |
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Emergency Medicine |
24 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
no |
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Emergency Ultrasound
|
2 weeks
|
Palmetto Health Richland |
no |
|
EMS |
2 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
no |
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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 |
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Trauma Surgery |
4 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
yes |
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PGY 2 ROTATIONS |
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Rotation |
Duration |
Location |
Call |
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Emergency Medicine |
36 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
no |
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Cardiology |
4 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
yes |
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Medical Critical Care |
4 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
yes |
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Pediatric Intensive Care |
4 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
yes |
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Surgical Intensive Care |
4 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
yes |
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PGY 3 ROTATIONS |
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Rotation |
Duration |
Location |
Call |
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Emergency Medicine |
40 weeks |
Palmetto Health Richland |
no |
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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.