Emergency Medicine Residency
Simulation Center
The VTC-EM Residency’s Simulation Program in coordination with Carilion’s Simulation Center shines as a beacon for a new generation of clinical learners in Star City. It boasts a safe space where bright ideas and unique experiences are exchanged, skills aimed at investigation and intervention are sharpened, and the triumphs and hazards of clinical practice are illuminated. The stellar Sim team works tirelessly to ensure participants leave its clinical wonderland more resilient in thought, adaptive in action, and complete in communication when it comes to the practice of caring for and saving lives"
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Didactics
Our didactic curriculum is structured in thematic blocks based on American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) competencies and repeats on a two-year cycle. They take place every Thursday of the academic year. The format consists of:
- Thematic didactic lectures
- Small group sessions
- Interactive sessions
- Resident Peer Review
- Grand Rounds
- EM Foundations small groups
- Once monthly joint conferences: EM/Trauma Conference, EM/Critical Care Conference, and EM/Pediatrics Conference
Journal Club
Once monthly, the topical journal club features landmark and cutting-edge articles relevant to the monthly didactic theme. The club is hosted in various spaces, including local breweries, coffee houses, and attendings' homes. It provides an excellent chance to dissect manuscripts, learn about research methodology, and mingle in a non-clinical setting.
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