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CMESL is the institution in charge of providing secondary and tertiary health care services to a large population that includes the city of Ponce, as well as other municipalities of the South and Western regions of Puerto Rico. The hospital is a 427 bed facility with state of the art technology that provides graduate medical training to over 90 physicians as well as a large group of medical students from our affiliate, Ponce Health Sciences University. | CMESL is the institution in charge of providing secondary and tertiary health care services to a large population that includes the city of Ponce, as well as other municipalities of the South and Western regions of Puerto Rico. The hospital is a 427 bed facility with state of the art technology that provides graduate medical training to over 90 physicians as well as a large group of medical students from our affiliate, Ponce Health Sciences University. | ||
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Trauma rotations and Trauma ICU rotations are done at this facility which is the only level 2 trauma center in Puerto Rico. The diversity in both trauma -related pathologies and critically-ill patients, makes this one of the most complete trauma rotations available in any EM Residency. | |||
Trauma rotations and Trauma ICU rotations are done at this facility which is the only level | |||
==Curriculum== | ==Curriculum== | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 1 May 2025
History
The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at CMESL was founded on July 1, 2008. The program has an outstanding, highly qualified faculty with all of our faculty members being Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and a great number of them also having an EM Sub-specialty.
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Leadership
- Department Chair: Fernando Soto, MD, FACEP
- Program Director: Miguel F. Agrait González, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, CAQ-SM
- Associate Program Director: Eddie Rodriguez Aquino, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAAP, AEMUS-FPD
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas (CMESL)
CMESL is the institution in charge of providing secondary and tertiary health care services to a large population that includes the city of Ponce, as well as other municipalities of the South and Western regions of Puerto Rico. The hospital is a 427 bed facility with state of the art technology that provides graduate medical training to over 90 physicians as well as a large group of medical students from our affiliate, Ponce Health Sciences University.
Other Sites: PR Medical Center
Trauma rotations and Trauma ICU rotations are done at this facility which is the only level 2 trauma center in Puerto Rico. The diversity in both trauma -related pathologies and critically-ill patients, makes this one of the most complete trauma rotations available in any EM Residency.
Curriculum
Program Length of training: 3 years
- 4 weeks per block
- 13 blocks per year
- 28 days of vacation per year
PGY-1
- 5 blocks Emergency Medicine in CMESL
- 1 block Trauma in PR Medical Center
- 1 block Pediatric EM in CMESL
- 1 block Emergency Ultrasound
- 1 block Anesthesia
- 0.5 block Cardiology (CCU, Catheterization Lab, Echocardiography)
- 1 block Obstetrics
- 0.5 block Orthopedics
- 1 block PICU
- 1 block Vacation
PGY-2
- 7 blocks Emergency Medicine in CMESL
- 2 blocks Trauma in PR Medical Center
- 1.5 blocks Pediatric EM in CMESL
- 0.5 block EMS
- 1 block MICU
- 1 block Vacation
PGY-3
- 8 blocks Emergency Medicine in CMESL
- 1.5 block Pediatric EM in CMESL
- 1 block TICU in PR Medical Center
- 0.5 block Emergency Ultrasound
- 1 block Elective
- 1 block Vacation
Student Electives
- Emergency Medicine Core Rotation
- Emergency Ultrasound
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- EMS
- Research
Fellowships
None
Contact Information
Program Coordinator: Frances Figueroa
Email: emres.coordinator@ssepr.org
Phone: (787) 844-2080, Ext 6660
Address: 917 Avenida Tito Castro Ponce, PR 00733
External Links
Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas Ponce: www.ssepr.com
Ponce Health Sciences University: http://www.psm.edu
ASEM www.asempr.org