UCI is Orange County's only level-1 trauma center and has the only American College of Surgeons certified burn center in Orange County; both of these augment the training. UCI medical center offers the perfect hybrid between a county and university hospital; the overall clinical experience at UCI is consistently rated very highly by our residents. Our residents leave our program with the confidence to treat all disease etiologies and are prepared to work in any ED.
Our formal didactic program follows a modular curriculum which is composed of eighteen, month-long modules and is repeated twice during the three year residency cycle. We augment the training with weekly morbidity and mortality conferences, EKG rounds, X-ray/visual diagnosis sessions, and procedure conferences. Emergency Ultrasound is fully integrated into our curriculum and clinical practice.

Research is fully supported by the department and every resident must complete a research project prior to completing their training. This research is sponsored by a faculty member who helps the resident navigate the project through the IRB and all of the research phases. In addition, any research expenses are covered by the department, including mailing costs, statistical consulting, poster production, and resident travel expenses to present their research at our regional and national meetings.

Every summer our residents are excused from clinical duties for three days to attend our residency retreat in the mountains of Lake Arrowhead. This retreat gives residents and faculty important time to bond in a social setting, while providing the residency with valuable input to further strengthen our residency.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Jennifer A. Oman, MD, RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP
Residency Director

Mark I. Langdorf, MD, MHPE, RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP
Associate Residency Director

Scott E. Rudkin, MD, MBA, RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP
Assistant Residency Director