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The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine delivers highly specialized emergency care for New Mexico’s severely ill and injured children, promotes an outstanding pediatric emergency medicine training program, partners with rural clinical sites in preparation for pediatric emergencies, and researches methods to improve pediatric emergency care. Division faculty are board certified or eligible in pediatric emergency medicine.
The University of New Mexico Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) cares for 25,000 children annually and serves as both the state’s only dedicated PED and level 1 Trauma center. It cares for children across the Southwest and operates 24 hours a day. It has 12 physical beds and is staffed by pediatric emergency medicine and emergency medicine attending physicians, fellows, residents, and nurses dedicated to the care of children. We also provide direct patient consultation via telemedicine to sites throughout New Mexico.
The Division is committed to providing outstanding training for medical students, residents, and fellows in the care and management of acutely ill and injured children.
The division supports an accredited Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship for physicians that are board eligible in Pediatrics or Emergency Medicine. The fellowship accepts two trainees per year through the NRMP.
Fellows have access to community outreach through our Child Ready program and also benefit from our close relationship with the Emergency Medicine Residency offering access to the EMS Consortium, the Center for Disaster Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, and exceptional education and experience in trauma, airway management, and ultrasound.
While I never expected to come to New Mexico, the pediatric emergency training I received here absolutely prepared me for world-class pediatric emergency clinical care!
The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine supports our hospitals residencies by providing patient care experience and in person education. In addition, we offer a one-month “acting fellowship” for interested third year internal pediatric residents as an elective.
The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine supports the University of New Mexico Medical School by offering month long rotations for its 4th year students. Students work closely with our PEM fellows and attendings to build competency in performing targeted history and physicals, developing broad differential diagnoses, implementing patient management plans, and improving procedural skills.
For more information please Click Here for the University of New Mexico Medical School site.
Medical students from other institutions interested in applying for a 4th year visiting rotation at UNM.
The New Mexico EMSC Child Ready Initiative is a multi-faceted program that reaches out to rural and tribal communities promoting awareness of their own abilities and challenges in treating the acutely ill or injured children.
EMS for Children – Child Ready includes an emphasis of quality of care, continuity of care, family-centered care, cultural diversity, and injury prevention.
Our faculty and fellows actively participant in pediatric emergency research crossing a variety of topics.
Department of Emergency Medicine
MSC11 6025
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: (505) 272-5062
Fax: (505) 272-6503
hsc-emed@salud.unm.edu
