The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency Medicine

Residency Program

The Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of urgent and emergent patients of all ages.


The Facilities

Memorial Hermann The University of Texas Health Science Center Emergency Medicine residency is one of over 20 residencies at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center (Memorial Hermann - TMC), a level I trauma center and urban teaching hospital, located in the Texas Medical Center. The Texas Medical Center is the largest medical center in the world and includes 40 member institutions, including two medical schools, four schools of nursing, 13 hospitals, and two specialty institutions.

Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center was the first institution built in the Texas Medical Center in 1925 and is one of only two level I trauma centers serving the 5,000,000+ population of the greater Houston area. Memorial Hermann - TMC has an annual ED census of approximately 52,000 patients per year and is a private, not-for-profit, tertiary care center. The hospital is the principal teaching site for UT-Houston.

Total bed capacity at Memorial Hermann - TMC is 723 beds. Our emergency department at Memorial Hermann - TMC has 37 beds and may expand as patient volume demands. We have eight trauma resuscitation bays, four medical resuscitation bays, 12 minor trauma/general medical care beds, seven pediatric area beds, and six fast track beds. The fast track area is staffed by mid-level providers with ED attending supervision.

The ED is equipped with PACS for Radiology and MedHost computerized patient tracking. Medical records are electronic and available on-line. Also on-line are multiple resources for reference and education. Charting is via Poseidon templates. A dedicated CT scanner is located in the ED, and a second is available as needed for periods of high demand. Radiology suites are adjacent to the ED. Interventional Radiology, MRI, and cardiac catheterization labs are also located in close proximity to the ED.

Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital provides multispecialty care for our pediatric patients and is Houston’s largest pediatric level I trauma center.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, with an annual volume of 92,000 patient visits per year, is a second teaching site for UT-Houston and is one of two county hospitals that serve Harris county residents. Currently only PGY1 EM residents rotate at LBJ for their OB rotation. We have approval from Harris County Hospital District to expand our Emergency Medicine residency to LBJ and will pursue residency expansion with the Emergency Medicine Residency Review Committee.

Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest pediatric emergency center in South Central Texas and also located in the Texas Medical Center, is a rotation site for our EMIIs. The emergency center utilizes 48 emergency beds and 19 observation beds with 80,000 patient visits per year.

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, a community hospital located in northwest Houston, is an ED rotation site for our EMIIIs.