Location: Tucson, Arizona

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Number of Residents Per Year: 8 (24 total, PGY1 → PGY3)​​

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Primary Training Sites:

Banner University Medical Center South Campus (BUMCS): 150-bed community hospital on Tucson’s south side; ~48 k ED visits/year; Level III trauma center and psychiatric-receiving facility serving a largely Latinx, border-region population.

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Banner University Medical Center Tucson Campus (BUMCT): 500+-bed academic referral center and the only Level I trauma, burn, and pediatric trauma center in Southern Arizona; >60 k ED visits/year; quaternary subspecialty services and helicopter EMS base.

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Rural & Community Rotations: One-month blocks at partner sites such as Banner Casa Grande, Verde Valley Medical Center (Cottonwood), Copper Queen Community Hospital (Bisbee), and Holy Cross Nogales, giving residents high-autonomy experience in critical-access and border hospitals.

 

EM Subspecialty Exposure (EMS, Toxicology, Ultrasound, etc.)

Residents rotate with, and are mentored by, fellowship-trained faculty in:

• Emergency Ultrasound

• Palliative Care

• EMS & Disaster Medicine

• Medical Toxicology & Addiction Medicine

• Medical Simulation & Education

• Sports Medicine & Musculoskeletal US

• Pediatric EM  

• Critical Care

• Wilderness Medicine

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Over half of core faculty hold subspecialty certification, so bedside teaching and electives in each area are built into the curriculum.

 

Fellowships Offered (if any): 

• Advanced Emergency Ultrasound

• EMS

• Medical Simulation

• Medical Toxicology

• Sports Medicine

• Critical Care (multidisciplinary)

 

What Makes Your Program Unique or Special?

Dual-site model: community ED + Level I academic center = broad pathology & procedures.

Rural, border & global health focus: structured rotations along the U.S.–Mexico border and in resource-limited international settings.

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Small-cohort mentorship: 8 residents/year → tightknit “micro-family” culture within a larger UA Department of Emergency Medicine family comprised of 81 total EM residents from South Campus, University Campus, and Pediatric and Emergency Medicine Residencies.  We are the only department of emergency medicine to house three residencies under one department, each with a unique aim and mission. 

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Innovative curriculum: Medical Spanish built into curriculum, integrative medicine pilot, Pharm Games (gamified pharmacology education), state-of-the-art UA ASTEC simulation center, longitudinal board-prep plans, new House System gamifying scholarship, service and wellness

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How Do You Support Resident Wellness?

• Protected biannual Joint Conferences with University Campus and EM&Peds residents, focused on wellness and service 

• House System for peer support, friendly competition 

• Monthly Community Lunches - monthly gathering over food during conference to check in with each other and reconnect 

• 24/7 access to University Counseling

• Clear fatigue mitigation & parental leave policies; residency-provided Uber/Lyft rides home/back if too tired to drive, EM dedicated call-room, flexible scheduling around significant life events

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What Qualities Do You Value in Applicants to Your Program?

• Commitment to underserved, rural or border populations

• Team players who elevate colleagues’ learning and morale

• Intellectual curiosity & adaptability in resource-variable settings

• Resilience, professionalism, and a growth mindset

• Spanish language skills or strong interest in acquiring them (bonus, not required)

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MS4 Sub-Internship opportunities:

• Students can start making applications on APRIL 1st, the application portal is VSLO

• Number of spots available – varies each year, per each elective. Please note 2 spots available.

• Length of rotation – All elective rotations we offer are 4 Weeks in length. 

• Electives we offer are EMD 845 – Emergency Medicine/Critical Care and EMD 840 - Acute Resuscitation in Emergency Medicine Subinternship (AREM).  We are also offering EMD 850A – Medical Toxicology this year.

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