EMPA fellowship program overview

Curriculum

• 18-month program, in accordance with SEMPA guidelines
• Fellows will work 40-50 hours per week while in the La Crosse, WI, Emergency Services department
• Monthly shifts in two Gundersen-affiliated Critical Access Hospitals for a rural emergency department experience during the program
• Trauma exposure
• Anesthesia, obstetrics, MICU, SICU, PICU, interventional radiology, and EMS rotations
• Annual wilderness medicine exposure
• Annual in-house emergency ultrasound course
• ATLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP certifications (if not already certified)

Certifications

• Level II ACS-verified Trauma Center
• Stroke Center with 24/7 neuro-interventional capabilities
• Chest Pain Center with 24/7 interventional cath lab capabilities

Patient volume and statistics

• More than 60,000 combined emergency and urgent care visits
  • 29 percent emergency admission rate
  • 11 percent of patients are pediatric (<16-years-old)
  • 21 percent of emergency patients arrive by EMS
  • 357 trauma activations in 2018

Department configuration

• 40 patient exam rooms
• 5 resuscitation / trauma rooms
• 8 urgent care rooms
• 3 behavioral health rooms
• ENT & Eye rooms

Ancillary staff

• Pharmacist available daily in the department
• 24/7 social worker coverage in the department
• Psychiatrist in the department daily
• Child Life Specialists available in the department