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==History==
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in The UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, medicine, nursing and public health and includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and a growing network of clinics throughout the region. The university’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
==Leadership==
*'''Department Chair:''' Ben Bobrow, MD
*'''Program Director:''' Michael Van Meter, MD, MPH
*'''Associate Program Director:''' Benjamin Cooper, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:'''  Adeola Kosoko, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:'''  Gowri Stevens, MD
*'''Research Director:''' Henry Wang, MD

==Training Locations==
===Primary Hospital===
*[[MHH-TMC|Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center]]
*Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

===Secondary Hospital===
Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital
===Tertiary Hospital===
Texas Children's Hospital
==Curriculum==

===PGY1===
*EM orientation - 1 month
*MHH EM - 3 months
*LBJ EM (County) - 2 months
*CCU - 1 month
*MICU - 1 month
*Ortho - 1 month
*Radiology - 2 weeks
*Peds EM - 2 week block and longitudinal
*Obstetrics - 2 weeks
*Anesthesia - 2 weeks
*Ultrasound - 1 month
*EMS - longitudinal
===PGY2===
*MHH EM - 5 months
*LBJ EM (County) - 3 months
*TCH Peds EM -1 month
*Shock Trauma ICU - 1 month
*EM Critical Care - 1 month
*Elective - 1 month
===PGY3===
*MHH EM - 4.5 months
*LBJ EM (County) - 3.5 months
*Community EM - 1 month
*PICU - 1 month
*NeuroTrauma ICU - 1 month
*Elective - 1 month

==Electives==

==Fellowships==
* Emergency Medical Services (ACGME)
* Pediatric Emergency Medicine (ACGME)
* Quality Assurance
* Ultrasound

==Contact Information==
Residency Coordinator: Kandice McLeod
Email: kandice.kaylor@uth.tmc.edu
Phone: +1 713 500 7882
==External Links==
http://med.uth.edu/emergencymedicine

==See Also==
*[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]
*[[Emergency medicine residency programs]]

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