Program Overview

Introduction to the Emergency Medicine PA Residency Program

The Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Postgraduate Training Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is an 18-month program that accepts two PA trainees per year. The program is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine and is based at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California.

Program Overview

The program was founded in 2015 and began its first class in 2016. The curriculum is based on the Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine and the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA) Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Postgraduate Training Program Standards. PA trainees learn and work alongside physician residents during their clinical and didactic training, with a strong emphasis on clinical teaching and hands-on training.

Program Goals

The purpose of the Physician Assistant Postgraduate Training Program is to provide extensive emergency medicine patient management skills that would propel graduates into successful future careers in both academic and private practice settings.

Program Structure

• The program is 18 months long
• Two PA trainees are accepted per year
• The curriculum is based on the Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine and the SEMPA Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Postgraduate Training Program Standards
• PA trainees learn and work alongside physician residents during their clinical and didactic training

Program Faculty and Resources

• The UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Program, established in 1974, is one of the oldest emergency medicine programs in the country
• The program has a strong faculty with nearly 200 full-time faculty members representing all specialties
• The UCSF Fresno Medical Education and Research Center has excellent resources, including office space, a library, an auditorium, and multiple conference rooms with full audiovisual support
• The center also has a clinical research center and a simulation lab

Program Graduates

• Congratulations to Chelsea Drake, PA-C on graduating from the UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine PA Residency in December 2019
• Congratulations to Morrell Chhay, PA-C on graduating from the UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine PA Residency in May 2020
• Congratulations to Julie Anderson, PA-C and Amy Maier, PA-C for their recent graduation from the UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine PA Residency
• Congratulations to Jannifer Matos, PA-C for being the first graduate of the UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine PA Residency

Program Director

• Fred Wu, PA-C, MHS is the Program Director of the Emergency Medicine PA Residency Program
• He is also a member of the Education and Postgraduate Education Committee of the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA)

Program News

• Welcome to our 2018 class of PA residents: Chelsea Drake, Morrell Chhay, and Ryan Grove
• Program Director Fred Wu, MHS, PA-C began his term as President of the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA) in May

Curriculum

Overview

The curriculum is based on the Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine and the SEMPA Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Postgraduate Training Program Standards.

Teaching Hospitals

• Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California

People

Faculty

• Fred Wu, PA-C, MHS, Program Director
• Nearly 200 full-time faculty members representing all specialties

Residents

• Chelsea Drake, PA-C
• Morrell Chhay, PA-C
• Ryan Grove, PA-C
• Gabe Patti, PA-C
• Kristin Woodworth, PA-C
• Katelin Erickson, PA-C
• Jasmine Lee, PA-C

Alumni

• Jannifer Matos, PA-C
• Julie Anderson, PA-C
• Amy Maier, PA-C

Applicants

Salary and Benefits

• Not specified

Apply/Contact

• Not specified

Resources

• Wellness
• Careers at UCSF Fresno
• Opportunity and Outreach
• Hildebrand Medical Library
• Resident and Fellow Portal