Emergency Medicine
The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Comanche County Memorial Hospital is a three-year program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) with osteopathic recognition. The program has six resident slots per year.
Our facility is a 265-bed, Level III trauma hospital located in Lawton, Oklahoma. We are the regional referral center for Southwest Oklahoma – you can practice big city medicine without the commute!
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is proud to offer the most advanced emergency services in the region at the Drewry Family Emergency Center. CCMH EMS Services and Survival Flight are on-hand 24/7 and they are dedicated to providing the best acute medical care and transportation to our patients.
The Emergency Department currently sees approximately 55,000 patients per year with 34 emergency care beds and five trauma beds.
Mission:
Our mission is to improve the healthcare of the people and the community we serve by providing excellent emergency medical education.
Vision:
To produce physicians committed to compassionate, holistic, patient-centered care; engaged in community needs and leading transformational health care.
Dr. William Bickell
– Program Director
Emergency Medicine Curriculum
PGY 1
6 blocks – Emergency Medicine
1 block – OB/GYN
1 block – Cardiology
1 block – Anesthesia
1 block – General Medicine (Hospitalist/Inpatient)
1 block – General Surgery
1 block – Pediatric ER (OU Children’s)
PGY 2
8 blocks – Emergency Medicine
1 block – Ophthalmology
1 block – Cardio Thoracic ICU
1 block – PICU (St. Francis)
1 block – Pediatric ER (OU Children’s)
PGY 3
8 blocks – Emergency Medicine
1 block – Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
1 block – Trauma ICU (OU Medical Center)
1 block – Intensive Care Unit
1 block – Elective
Didactics
Didactics are held every Thursday from 6:30am-11:30am. This time is protected from other resident duties in the hospital and attendance is mandatory unless on certain offsite rotations or on vacation.
Didactics typically include lectures from core faculty, case review, procedure and ultrasound teaching, resident lectures, and guest lectures from other specialties.
Affiliations
Comanche County Memorial Hospital Emergency Medicine Residents complete the majority of their training within the hospital. Residents will complete several rotations outside of the hospital at affiliated sites.
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is affiliated with the following locations:
St. Francis Health System – Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Oklahoma University Medical Center – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Trauma
The Children’s Hospital – OU Medicine – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Pediatric Trauma ER
Emergency Medicine Core Faculty
William Bickell, M.D.
Program Director
Medical School:
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency:
Brooke Army Medical Center
Dave Behm, D.O.
Associate Program Director
Medical School:
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas – Fort Worth, Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
James McClay, D.O.
Medical School:
University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
Residency:
Jessica Meador, D.O.
Medical School:
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
William Murry, D.O.
Medical Director
Medical School:
Oklahoma State University
Residency:
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Robert Suter, D.O.
Medical School:
Des Moines University
Residency:
Rachel Shing, M.D.
Medical School:
Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency:
UCLA Ronald Reagan & Olive View – UCLA Medical Center