Department of Emergency Medicine
Our department is experiencing exciting growth in education, research and community, state and global outreach activities making significant contributions to the missions of UNMC and our primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine.
We offer a three-year residency program with 12 residents per class. Our department has nearly four dozen faculty members who act as researchers, mentors and clinicians.
Our faculty and residents care for patients at Nebraska Medicine and Bellevue Medical Center emergency departments, with more than 90,000 total annual visits. Nebraska Medicine's emergency department, with 65,000 patients per year, is located in urban Omaha, Nebraska, and serves as the major tertiary care referral center, one of two ACS Level 1 trauma centers in the region, and the primary teaching hospital for the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and our emergency medicine residency program. Bellevue Medical Center, located in suburban Bellevue, Nebraska, sees 31,000 patients per year and serves as a community clinical emergency department rotation site for our residents.
Michael Wadman, MD, Department Chair
Dr. Wadman has over 30 years of experience in an urban, academic medical center emergency department. He also serves as the medical director of the National Quarantine Unit at UNMC, the only federally supported quarantine unit in the country.
Rural Emergency Medicine Course
The event is held each May and features three days of exciting lectures and interactive breakout sessions. This course is designed for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, but all who are interested are welcome.
