- Program Curriculum
- Didactics
- Resident Achievements
- 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
- 6 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of anesthesiology/ultrasound – Kent Hospital
- 1 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 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
- 9 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 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 simulator labs
- Guest lectures from outside specialties
Resident & Program Achievements
Listed below are just a few examples of our current residents’ achievements.
Local and National Leadership:
- Dr. John Oh, MD
ACOEP-RSO. Vice president and editor-in-chief of the Fast Track publication 2019-2020. - Dr. Hailey Bossio, MD
ACOEP-RSO. Conference Co-Chair 2018-2019. - Dr. Timothy Bikman, DO
ACOEP-RSO. Student president/past student president - Dr. Jim O’Neill, DO
Assistant EMS Medical Director in Warwick, RI
ACOEP national speaker competition winner - Dr. Christian Bustamante, MD
Assistant EMS Medical Director in Exeter, RI
Projects:
- Dr. Matthew Lombardi, DO
Local high school First Aid and CPR training - Dr. Landon Wood, DO, and Dr. Timothy Bikman, DO
Until Help Arrives – ACEP community outreach program teaching compression only CPR and severe hemorrhage control training
Program Leadership
Katy Welzbacher DeBlois, DO, FACEP
Program Director
Ashley Lauria, DO
Associate Program Director
Laura Forman, MD
Chief of Emergency Department
Resident Project Director
Faculty Members
Amir Bernaba, MD
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Hailey Bossio, MD
Core Faculty Member
Curriculum Director
Jesse Dalton, DO
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
Jaclyn Gell, DO, MBA
Core Faculty Member
Medical Student Administration Director
Daren Girard, MD
Core Faculty Member
Journal Club Director
Michael Lee, MD
Core Faculty Member
Practice Management and Resident Scheduling Director
Zachary Lipsman, MD
Core Faculty Member
Neal Madhani, MD
Core Faculty Member
Ultrasound Director
Medical Student Ultrasound Elective Director
Adam Matson, MD
Core Faculty Member
Procedural Competency Co-Director
Kevin Pearson, MD
Core Faculty Member
Procedural Competency Co-Director
Michael Quas, MD
Wellness Director
Rebecca Santille, DO
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Christopher Szlezak, MD
Core Faculty Member
Didactics Director
Vincent Varamo, DO
Core Faculty Member
EMS Director
Simulation Co-Director
Program Staff
Becky Gaumitz
Manager of Graduate Medical Education
(401) 737-7000 x3-5640
rgaumitz@kentri.org
Lynn Pereira
Emergency Medicine Program Coordinator
(401) 737-700 x3-5664
lypereira@kentri.org
Crystal Nadeau
EM Medical Student Coordinator
(401) 737-7000 x3-5642
CMNadeau@kentri.org
Chief Residents
Jacob Ricke, DO
jricke@kentri.org
Didactics Chief
Sameer Sethi, MD
ssethi@kentri.org
Medical Student Experience Chief
Jonathan Vanadore, DO
jvanadore@kentri.org
Scheduling Chief
Crystal Nadeau
Maggie Bacon, MD
Edward Capone, MD
Cameron Charme, DO
Ryan Halabi, MD
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
