- Program Curriculum
- Didactics
- Program Leadership
Program Curriculum
Our curriculum is divided in 13 4-week blocks.
Each year has 3 weeks of vacation built into the schedule. Additionally, one conference per year is also allowed.
PGY-1
- 7 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of anesthesiology/ultrasound – Kent Hospital
- 1/2 block of cardiology/CCU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of EMS – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of ICU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of internal medicine – Kent Hospital
- 1/2 block of surgery – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of trauma – Baltimore Shock Trauma
PGY-2
- 7 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of NICU – Women and Infant’s Hospital
- 1 block of ICU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of orthopedics – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of Pediatric emergency medicine – Hasbro Hospital
- 1 block of toxicology – Boston Children’s Hospital
- 1 block of Women’s emergency medicine/L&D – Women and Infant’s Hospital
PGY-3
- 8 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital*
- 1 block of elective
- 1 block of ICU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of Pediatric emergency medicine – Hasbro Hospital
- 1 block of Pediatric ICU – Hasbro Hospital
- 1 block of trauma – Baltimore Shock Trauma
PGY-4
- 10 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital*
- 1 block of administration – Kent Hospital
- 2 blocks of elective
*15% of EM shifts when scheduled in the Kent ED will be at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, providing a longitudinal exposure to pediatric emergency medicine.
Didactics
Protected time from regular resident duties every Thursday from 8am-1pm.
Attendance is mandatory unless on certain offsite rotations or on vacation.
Generally consists of:
- EM case presentation by a resident
- Lectures by EM core faculty
- Rosen’s EM text review/board review questions
- Quarterly Pedi EM Simulations
- Various procedure, ultrasound, and simulation labs
- Guest lectures from outside specialties
Program Leadership
Katy Welzbacher DeBlois, DO, FACEPProgram Director
Core Faculty Member
Resident Admin Director
Daren Girard, MD
Chief of Emergency Department
Evidence-Based Medicine Director
Jesse Dalton, DOAssociate Program Director
Core Faculty Member
Simulation Co-Director
Core Faculty Members
Amir Bernaba, MD
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Hailey Bossio, MD
Core Faculty Member
Simulation Co- Director
Annie Dulski, DO
Core Faculty Member
Scholarly Activity Director
Nicole Durfey, MD
Core Faculty Member
Critical Care Education Director
Ashley Langella, DOCore Faculty Member
Didactics Director
Zachary Lipsman, MDCore Faculty Member
Medical Student Co-Director
Neal Madhani, MD
Core Faculty Member
Ultrasound Co-Director
Adam Matson, MD
Core Faculty Member
Procedural Competency Co-Director
Benjamin Misemer, MD
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Christopher Szlezak, MD
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Anna Tyson, MDCore Faculty Member
Ultrasound Co-Director
Jonathan Vanadore, DO
Core Faculty Member
Medical Student Co-Director
Program Staff
Becky Gaumitz
Manager of Graduate Medical Education
(401) 737-7000 x3-5640
rgaumitz@kentri.org
Lynn Thompson
Emergency Medicine Program Coordinator
(401) 737-700 x3-5664
lypereira@kentri.org
Alisha Lima
EM Medical Student Coordinator
(401) 737-7000 x3-5642
ALLima@kentri.org
Chief Residents
Rachael Kantor, MD
Raukantor@kentri.org
Didactics Chief
Richard "Trip Powell, DO
RiPowell@kentri.org
Medical Student Experience Chief
Casey Weller, MD
CWeller@kentri.org
Scheduling Chief
Alisha Lima
Christopher Baze, DO
John Compton, DO
Joey Farber, MD
Rachael Kantor, MD
Joel Madison, DO
Richard “Trip” Powell, DO
Collin Thomas, DO
Casey Weller, MD
Matthew Behrens, MD
Gregory Dampolias, MD
Carina Davis, MD
Bryan Evans, MD
Irene Feretti, DO
Chelsea Paterson, MD
Jimmy Rager, DO
Austin Erickson, DO
Zurich Mutchler, MD
Heba Hashem, MD
Jasmine Singh, MD
James Whiting, MD
Jeremy Zolnoorian, MD
Robert Gallagher, MD
Lena Herbst, MD
Laurel Markert, DO
Moira McVicar, MD
Kirsten Moody, DO
Gabriel Taube, MD
