08/12/2024
Residency Spotlight: Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Wright Patterson Air Force Base- Wright State University Combined EM Residency
^Class of 2024
Location: Dayton, OH (1 hour from either Cincinnati or Columbus)
Program Director: Lt Col Brian P Murray
Chief Residents: Drs. Lucy Hale, Juliet Corcillo, Ashley Creighton
Program Length: 3 years
Our excellent training is provided by leveraging the military-civilian partnership with Wright State University. We offer the unique experience to train in high acuity and high-volume civilian hospitals taking care of the sickest of the sick patients every shift, while also working at WPAFB honing officership and military leadership. Our military faculty also get dedicated time to work with the residents at their primary civilian clinical site which is a busy Level 1 trauma center. Our dedicated ITE prep has led to historic high pass rates of ABEM exams, while the combination of academic and clinical experience has pushed alumni into competitive fellowships (including critical care, EMS, ultrasound, simulation, wilderness medicine, and toxicology), MTF leadership positions, AFSOC billets, and beyond.
What training opportunities make your program unique?
-Multiple faculty have further training and board certification EM subspecialties: toxicology, critical care, EMS, ultrasound, informatics, and addiction medicine.
-The primary training site is a Level 1 trauma center with ECMO capability, in the heart of Dayton.
-The pediatrics curriculum is a longitudinal experience at the Dayton Children’s Hospital, with PEM certified attendings and a PEM fellowship at the only Level 1 pediatric trauma center in Dayton.
-Residents rotate through 4 different high volume and high acuity ICUs.
-WSU Division of Tactical Medicine offers the opportunity to work with multiple city, county, and federal law enforcement teams and SWAT teams.
-Robust simulation experience with a state of the art simulation center.
-Event Medicine opportunities: USAF Marathon, Dayton Air Show, Paycor Stadium (Bengals games, concerts to include Taylor Swift and many more).
Fun Things to Do:
Dayton is the Gem City. The local area is filled with beautiful Metroparks, bike trails, and walking paths. The National Museum of the Air Force is located in Dayton and attracts national and international visitors every year. The cost isliving is low with the full spectrum of housing options: new downtown apartments to plentiful suburbs with great school districts. There is a wide range of renowned restaurants in the area. Columbus and Cincinnati are within an hour and offer world-class museums, zoos, aquariums, food, college and professional sports.
For more information:
https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/DHA-GME/Institutions/Wright-Patterson/Programs/em
https://medicine.wright.edu/emergency-medicine
Contact Us:
(937) 656-3172
dha.wright-patt.wright-patt-88th-mdg.list.wpafb-em@health.mil
To schedule a rotation or interview: