Department of
Emergency Medicine

Clinical Rotations

Program Highlights

PGY 1

  • Early, consistent EM exposure throughout intern year
    • 4 months at WVU Ruby Memorial, 1 month at our community site (UHC) and a month of PEM/EMS for nearly six months of EM experience during PGY1  
    • July orientation month for interns
    • Reduced clinical shifts
    • Social outings (bowling, welcome party, picnics/hiking, sporting events)
    • Weekly structured didactics designed for interns
    • Hands on clinical skills workshops (slit lamp, intubation, suturing, ECG interpretation, ultrasound)
    • Make you comfortable feeling like a doctor
  • Ultrasound integrated throughout the curriculum
  • Critical care exposure during intern year—our interns do a month of both MICU and PICU​
    • Early critical care experience, with appropriate supervision, to make you comfortable taking care of sick patients

PGY 2/3

  • EM selective during second year
    • Opportunity to choose from additional month at WVU Ruby Memorial, UHC, or a month of our unique Rural EM rotation
  • EM elective options in both PGY2 and PGY3 years, with opportunity for flexible and personalized electives, including but not limited to, administrative EM, medical education focused electives, international EM, research, palliative Care, research, teaching month, focused intensive care month, REMI opportunities, simulation elective, etc. You also have the opportunity to create your own elective experiences with EM faculty oversight.