Emergency Medicine
Total length of training for board eligibility:
3 years
Preliminary years required?
Yes, any of the following:
Transitional Year
Preliminary Medicine
Preliminary Surgery
Major Sub-Specialties and length of Fellowship Training:
| Medical Toxocology Sports Medicine Pediatric Emergency Med. Undersea/Hyperbaric |
2 years 1 year 2 years 1 year |
A reasonably competitive candidate should have the following:
Basic Science Honors:
For selection, honors in basic science is: less important
USMLE Step 1 Boards: score at least 50%
For selection, the Step 1 score is: very important
USMLE Step 2 Boards:
For selection, an appropriate Step 2 score is: less important
Research experience: should have
Honors in specialty rotation: should have
Honors in core clerkships: should have
Election to AOA: should have
Other Selection Factors:
There are about 1.1 students applying for every one position.
Recommended courses:
Cardiology, Anesthesia, Orthopedics, Intensive Care
Specialty Societies:
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Resident Association
Major Journals:
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Academic Emergency Medicine
Major Textbooks:
Rosen's Emergency Medicine
Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: Study Guide
Be aware of the following:
Consider if your goal is academic/teaching versus community practice; if you are independent/self confident or prefer more direction/supervision; or iIf you prefer indigent patients versus middle class patients.
For further information contact:
Mary Ann McNeil
Program Director
A620 Mayo
420 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 626-1483
The content editor for this page is Katrina McGill, kdmcgill@umn.edu, (612) 626-0163
