Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The resident will be responsible for direct patient care to emergency medicine (EM) patients at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The high-volume, high-complexity ED populations at this tertiary care center allow for a challenging and rewarding learning environment. Electives will be available in a variety of other patient care environments to develop a well-rounded EM practitioner. In addition to clinical practice experiences, the PGY2 EM resident will have the opportunity to engage in academic activities, which include IPPE/APPE precepting, scholarly activity, as well as didactic and simulation- based instruction at the University. The resident will also conduct research projects and engage in leadership development.

Residency Preceptors:

• Abbie Lyden PharmD, BCPS
  
  Residency Program Director
• Katie Allen PharmD
  
  Emergency Medicine
• Craig Cooper, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
  
  Medical Intensive Care
• Kasey Greathouse, PharmD, BCPS
  
  Neuroscience-Spine Intensive Care
• Frank Hughes, PharmD, BCPS
  Academia
• Katrina Karpowitsch, PharmD BCPS
  Emergency Medicine
• Ahmed Mahmoud, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
  
  Emergency Medicine
• Colleen Simmons, PharmD, BCPS
  
  Emergency Medicine
• Michele Zell Kanter, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
  
  Toxicology
• Kelsea Caruso, PharmD
  Emergency Medicine
• Allyson Greenberg, PharmD BCPS
  Emergency Medicine

Rotations:

Required:

• Emergency Medicine (multiple rotations)
• Clinical Toxicology
• Academia: College of Pharmacy
• Critical Care: MICU

Longitudinal:

• Academic Emergency Medicine
• Research

Electives:

• Academia II
• Community Emergency Medicine
• Critical Care: Surgical ICU (SICU)
• Critical Care: Neuro ICU (NSICU)
• Critical Care: Coronary ICU (CCU)
• Burn Unit ICU
• Global Health: Uganda
• Infectious Diseases
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Transitions of Care

Research:

The resident will engage in research and scholarship to advance the practice of emergency medicine during the residency year. This includes a primary residency project and a quality improvement project.