The emergency medicine (EM) training program at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is a three-year program and provides each resident physician with a diverse experience.
To view a synopsis of the training program, please 
download our block schedule.
Some Elective and Selective rotations are residents have done are: EMS, International, Research, Pharmacy, Nursing, Ultrasound, Toxicology, Critical Care, Community Medicine, Pediatric EM, EKG, Sports Medicine, Opthalmology. With a variety of options residents can specialize their training to fit their areas of interest.
| UI Hospitals & Clinics | |
|---|---|
| Rotation 1 | Intro to EM |
| Rotation 2 | EM |
| Rotation 3 | EM |
| Rotation 4 | EM |
| Rotation 5 |
EM (2) |
| Rotation 6 | Ultrasound (1) EM (1) Pediatric EM (2) |
| Rotation 7 | Anesthesia |
| Rotation 8 | Sports Medicine (2) EM Orthopedics (2) |
| Rotation 9 | Trauma |
| Rotation 10 | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) (2) Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (2) |
| Rotation 11 | Burns (2) EM (2) |
| Rotation 12 | EM |
| Rotation 13 | Toxicology (2) Quality Improvement (2) |
| EM Weeks: 31 |
| UI Hospitals & Clinics | St. Luke's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotation 1 | EM | |
| Rotation 2 | EM | |
| Rotation 3 | EM | |
| Rotation 4 | EM | |
| Rotation 5 | EM | |
| Rotation 6 | EM | |
| Rotation 7 | EM | |
| Rotation 8 | Obstetrics | |
| Rotation 9 | Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) | |
| Rotation 10 |
Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) |
|
| Rotation 11 | EM (2) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (2) |
|
| Rotation 12 | Elective | |
| Rotation 13 | Selective | |
| EM Weeks: 30 |
| UI Hospitals & Clinics | St. Luke's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotation 1 | EM | |
| Rotation 2 | EM | |
| Rotation 3 | EM | |
| Rotation 4 | EM | |
| Rotation 5 | EM | |
| Rotation 6 | EM | |
| Rotation 7 | EM | |
| Rotation 8 | EM | |
| Rotation 9 | EM | |
| Rotation 10 | EMS (2) EM (2) |
|
| Rotation 11 | SNICU | |
| Rotation 12 | Elective | |
| Rotation 13 | Elective | |
| EM Weeks: 36 |
Unless otherwise noted, each rotation is 4 weeks.
UI Hospitals & Clinics EM in second and third year will be comprised of both adult and pediatric EM shifts.
Total Number of EM Weeks: 97 Weeks of EM
Total Number of Weeks: 156
Percent Time in EM: 62%