Dr. Leetch is the Program Director of the Combined Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at the University of Arizona Tucson
Dr. Leetch completed his undergraduate degree in 2004, his medical degree in 2008 and then his Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Combined training in 2013 all The University of Arizona.
Dr. Leetch is an Arizona native and has completed both medical school and residency at the University of Arizona. Dr. Leetch holds a dual appointment with the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. He is currently the Program Director of the Combined Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Residency.
His academic interests include medical education, simulation medicine and pediatric critical care and the recognition of sick children. Teaching is his passion. Having started as a high school science teacher, he now enjoys teaching medical students, residents, nurses and pre-hospital providers locally, regionally and nationally about pediatric emergency recognition. As the host of the AZEMCast podcast, he produces a monthly peer-reviewed emergency podcast complete with in-audio citations delineating evidence-based from opinion. Ultimately, his goal in medical education is to make kids less scary to providers and to provide practical approaches to emergency care.
Please enjoy with Dr. Aaron Leetch!
Selected Show Notes
“A survey on the graduates from the combined emergency medicine/pediatric residency programs” EM-Peds article written by Dr. Dale Woolridge (former EM-Peds PD).
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Combined EM-Peds programs at Arizona (Dr. Leetch’s program)
Ep 031 – Pediatrics with Dr. Vasudha Bhavaraju.
Ep 045 – Emergency Medicine with Dr. Christopher Wyatt.
Books:
For a list of all book recommendations made on the show, see the TUMS Resources page.