Emergency Medicine

Rotation Sites

Rotations for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program will take place at four sites:

Our sponsoring institution, Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium, comprises five acute care hospitals recognized for quality of care and patient safety. The Emergency Medicine Residency Program takes place at three of these facilities— Temecula Valley Hospital, Inland Valley Hospital and Rancho Springs Hospital. Over the course of their training, residents will provide care for patients in the Emergency Departments across these sites.

The primary clinical site, Temecula Valley Hospital, was built in 2013 and offers a comprehensive range of services similar to hospitals in large metropolitan areas. The hospital offers specialty services including Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Neuro-interventional services. TVH is also designated as a STEMI Receiving Center and Stroke Center with Thrombectomy capabilities. The Joint Commission has designated the hospital as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. In addition to ED shifts at TVH, residents will also complete a two-week rotation dedicated to ED Ultrasound, as well as rotations in Orthopedics.

The Trauma Surgery rotation is completed at Inland Valley Hospital, located 15 miles from TVH. IVH is the only Level II Trauma Center in Southern Riverside County. It has been designated a Center of Excellence in Orthopedic and Bariatric Surgery, and has received Advanced Certification from the Joint Commission as a Total Joint Center.

Rancho Springs Hospital, located less than 10 miles from TVH, is the site for Obstetrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine rotations. RSH offers the largest maternity program in southern Riverside County and provides the only dedicated obstetric emergency department in the area. RSH also features a pediatric emergency department staffed by board-certified emergency medicine physicians from Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.

Residents will also complete a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit rotation at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Local housing will be provided for our residents when on this rotation. Recognized both locally and nationally, Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego is the only hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare and the region’s only designated pediatric trauma center.

Rotation Schedule

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PGY-1
WeekSpecialtyLocation
1 - 12Emergency MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(12 weeks)
13 - 23Emergency MedicineInland Valley Hospital(10 weeks)
24 - 26AnesthesiologyTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
27 - 31Internal MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
32 - 40Medical ICUTemecula Valley Hospital(8 weeks)
41 - 43OB/GYNRancho Springs Hospital(2 weeks)
44 - 48Pediatric EMRancho Springs Hospital(4 weeks)
49 - 53TraumaInland Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
54 - 56UltrasoundTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
57 - 61-Vacation(4 weeks)
PGY-2
WeekSpecialtyLocation
1 - 18Emergency MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(18 weeks)
19 - 27Emergency MedicineInland Valley Hospital(8 weeks)
28 - 32Medical ICUTemecula Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
33 - 35OrthopedicsTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
36 - 40Pediatric EMRancho Springs Hospital(4 weeks)
41 - 45Pediatric ICURady Children's San Diego(4 weeks)
46 - 50TraumaInland Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
51 - 55Electivetbd(4 weeks)
56 - 60-Vacation(4 weeks)
PGY-3
WeekSpecialtyLocation
1 - 20Emergency MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(20 weeks)
21 - 37Emergency MedicineInland Valley Hospital(16 weeks)
38 - 40AdminTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
41 - 43EMSInland Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
44 - 48Pediatric EMRancho Springs Hospital(4 weeks)
49 - 53Electivetbd(4 weeks)
54 - 58-Vacation(4 weeks)

PGY-1
WeekSpecialtyLocation
1 - 12Emergency MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(12 weeks)
13 - 23Emergency MedicineInland Valley Hospital(10 weeks)
24 - 26AnesthesiologyTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
27 - 31Internal MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
32 - 40Medical ICUTemecula Valley Hospital(8 weeks)
41 - 43OB/GYNRancho Springs Hospital(2 weeks)
44 - 48Pediatric EMRancho Springs Hospital(4 weeks)
49 - 53TraumaInland Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
54 - 56UltrasoundTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
57 - 61-Vacation(4 weeks)
PGY-2
WeekSpecialtyLocation
1 - 18Emergency MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(18 weeks)
19 - 27Emergency MedicineInland Valley Hospital(8 weeks)
28 - 32Medical ICUTemecula Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
33 - 35OrthopedicsTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
36 - 40Pediatric EMRancho Springs Hospital(4 weeks)
41 - 45Pediatric ICURady Children's San Diego(4 weeks)
46 - 50TraumaInland Valley Hospital(4 weeks)
51 - 55Electivetbd(4 weeks)
56 - 60-Vacation(4 weeks)
PGY-3
WeekSpecialtyLocation
1 - 20Emergency MedicineTemecula Valley Hospital(20 weeks)
21 - 37Emergency MedicineInland Valley Hospital(16 weeks)
38 - 40AdminTemecula Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
41 - 43EMSInland Valley Hospital(2 weeks)
44 - 48Pediatric EMRancho Springs Hospital(4 weeks)
49 - 53Electivetbd(4 weeks)
54 - 58-Vacation(4 weeks)
Notes
  • Paid Time Off (PTO): Residents are allowed four weeks (20 days) of vacation per PGY year. Vacation time is scheduled into 2 two-week blocks and included in the resident Rotation Schedule.
  • Possible Electives: Anesthesiology, Cardiology, EMS, Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Pediatrics/NICU, Research, Toxicology, Trauma, and Ultrasound.
  • Housing in San Diego will be provided while rotating on PICU at Rady Children’s Hospital.

Didactics

Five hours of Didactics are scheduled weekly, and residents are excused from clinical duties to attend. Lectures are conducted by our faculty and incorporate FOAM into teachings. Residents and faculty will participate in core lectures, case-based discussions and simulations, Ultrasound (POCUS), morbidity and mortality, Grand Rounds and Journal Club.

Research and Scholarly Activity

Residents are assigned faculty mentors to advise and guide them with their research and scholarly activities. All residents are expected to participate in scholarly activity. Residents are to complete at least two Scholarly Activity Projects over the course of their training, one of which must be a quality improvement project. Because of its importance, residents will have the ability to request elective time for scholarly pursuits.

Residents will present their Scholarly Activity Projects during didactic sessions and are encouraged to submit their projects for presentation and/or publication at professional local, regional or national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals.