- Program Curriculum
- Didactics
- Resident Achievements
- Program Leadership
Program Curriculum
Our curriculum is divided in 13 4-week blocks.
Each year has 3 weeks of vacation built into the schedule. Additionally, one conference per year is also allowed.
PGY-1
- 7 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of anesthesiology/ultrasound – Kent Hospital
- 1/2 block of cardiology/CCU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of EMS – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of ICU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of internal medicine – Kent Hospital
- 1/2 block of surgery – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of trauma – Baltimore Shock Trauma
PGY-2
- 7 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of NICU – Women and Infant’s Hospital
- 1 block of ICU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of orthopedics – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of Pediatric emergency medicine – Hasbro Hospital
- 1 block of toxicology – Boston Children’s Hospital
- 1 block of Women’s emergency medicine/L&D – Women and Infant’s Hospital
PGY-3
- 8 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital*
- 1 block of elective
- 1 block of ICU – Kent Hospital
- 1 block of Pediatric emergency medicine – Hasbro Hospital
- 1 block of Pediatric ICU – Hasbro Hospital
- 1 block of trauma – Baltimore Shock Trauma
PGY-4
- 10 blocks of emergency medicine – Kent Hospital*
- 1 block of administration – Kent Hospital
- 2 blocks of elective
*15% of EM shifts when scheduled in the Kent ED will be at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, providing a longitudinal exposure to pediatric emergency medicine.
Didactics
Protected time from regular resident duties every Thursday from 8am-1pm.
Attendance is mandatory unless on certain offsite rotations or on vacation.
Generally consists of:
- EM case presentation by a resident
- Lectures by EM core faculty
- Rosen’s EM text review/board review questions
- Quarterly Pedi EM Simulations
- Various procedure, ultrasound, and simulation labs
- Guest lectures from outside specialties
Resident & Program Achievements
Listed below are just a few examples of our current residents’ achievements.
Local and National Leadership:
- Dr. John Oh, MD
ACOEP-RSO. Vice president and editor-in-chief of the Fast Track publication 2019-2020. - Dr. Hailey Bossio, MD
ACOEP-RSO. Conference Co-Chair 2018-2019. - Dr. Timothy Bikman, DO
ACOEP-RSO. Student president/past student president - Dr. Jim O’Neill, DO
Assistant EMS Medical Director in Warwick, RI
ACOEP national speaker competition winner - Dr. Christian Bustamante, MD
Assistant EMS Medical Director in Exeter, RI
Projects:
- Dr. Matthew Lombardi, DO
Local high school First Aid and CPR training - Dr. Landon Wood, DO, and Dr. Timothy Bikman, DO
Until Help Arrives – ACEP community outreach program teaching compression only CPR and severe hemorrhage control training
Program Leadership
Katy Welzbacher DeBlois, DO, FACEP
Program Director
Ashley Lauria, DO
Associate Program Director
Daren Girard, MD
Chief of Emergency Department
Evidence-Based Medicine Director
Core Faculty Members
Amir Bernaba, MD
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Hailey Bossio, MD
Core Faculty Member
Simulation Co- Director
Jesse Dalton, DOCore Faculty Member
Simulation Co-Director
EMS Director
Annie Dulski, DO
Core Faculty Member
Scholarly Activity Director
Nicole Durfey, MD
Core Faculty Member
Critical Care Education Director
Zachary Lipsman, MDCore Faculty Member
Medical Student Co-Director
Neal Madhani, MD
Core Faculty Member
Ultrasound Co-Director
Adam Matson, MD
Core Faculty Member
Procedural Competency Co-Director
Benjamin Misemer, MD
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Christopher Szlezak, MD
Core Faculty Member
Academic Enhancement Planning Co-Director
Anna Tyson, MDCore Faculty Member
Ultrasound Co-Director
Jonathan Vanadore, DO
Core Faculty Member
Medical Student Co-Director
Program Staff
Becky Gaumitz
Manager of Graduate Medical Education
(401) 737-7000 x3-5640
rgaumitz@kentri.org
Lynn Pereira
Emergency Medicine Program Coordinator
(401) 737-700 x3-5664
lypereira@kentri.org
Alisha Lima
EM Medical Student Coordinator
(401) 737-7000 x3-5642
ALLima@kentri.org
Chief Residents
Lianne Ghalayini, DO
lghalayini@kentri.org
Didactics Chief
John Sweet, DO
jtsweet@kentri.org
Medical Student Experience Chief
Cameron Charme, DO
Ccharme@kentri.org
Scheduling Chief
Alisha Lima
Cameron Charme, DO
Ryan Halabi, MD
Christopher Baze, DO
John Compton, DO
Joey Farber, MD
Rachael Kantor, MD
Joel Madison, DO
Richard “Trip” Powell, DO
Collin Thomas, DO
Casey Weller, MD
Matthew Behrens, MD
Gregory Dampolias, MD
Carina Davis, MD
Bryan Evans, MD
Irene Feretti, DO
Chelsea Paterson, MD
Jimmy Rager, DO
Austin Erickson, DO
Zurich Mutchler, MD
Yolymar Poventud Rodriguez, MD
Jasmine Singh, MD
James Whiting, MD
Jeremy Zolnoorian, MD
