The second year resident’s focus is on stabilization of the critically ill patient and assuming a leadership role in the ED. Time spent in the critical care units ensures that the resident is comfortable with treating and caring for the critical patients for prolonged periods and is aware of the progression of pathology in these individuals. The resident is granted more responsibility and will begin to learn to vary the pace at which patients are seen in order to efficiently control flow in an emergency department. Residents will continue to learn how to more efficiently manage multiple patients simultaneously and perform invasive procedures during emergency department resuscitations.

 

Residents are also starting to work on their scholarly track portfolio, through which they develop an academic niche or area of clinical expertise under faculty mentorship.