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==History==
==History==
Einstein Medical Center formed from the merger of Jewish, Mount Siani and Northern Liberties Hospitals in 1951. Fully accredited AOA and ACGME approved combined Emergency Medicine residency. Participates in both the AOA and ACGME matches. Accepts 15 DO/MD residents per year and 2 physician assistant residents.
Albert Einstein Medical Center formed from the merger of Jewish, Mount Sinai and Northern Liberties Hospitals in 1951. The main campus is Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia in North Philadelphia. The emergency medicine residency also sends residents to the community hospital, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, as well as several neighboring healthcare settings for specialty training, such as Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Temple, and nearby EMS stations.
 
==Residency==
[[File:AEMC Ambulance Bay.jpg|right|thumbnail|The ambulance bay at [[Albert Einstein Medical Center]]]]
*among the oldest (>35 years) EM residency programs in the country
*high volume, with >110,000 ED patients annually
**level 1 urban trauma center and suburban community campus span the socioeconomic and ethnic spectrum
**diversity of disease provides a breadth of clinical opportunity
**>1,100 major trauma patients annually
*adult and pediatric patients seen in emergency departments
**dedicated pediatric emergency and ICU experiences at CHOP, St. Christopher Hospital for Children
*critical care experience in medical, surgical, cardiac, pediatric, neonatal ICU settings
*simulation center
*accepts 15 DO/MD residents per year and 2 physician assistant residents
**fully accredited AOA and ACGME-approved combined Emergency Medicine residency
**participates in both the AOA and ACGME matches
**holds the maximum ten-year accreditation status from the ACGME-RRC
*40+ board-certified faculty members
**diverse specialty training in such fields as critical care, ultrasound, toxicology, EMS, Special Operations Medicine, and Disaster Management
 
==Curriculum==
==Curriculum==
*4 weeks per block, 13 blocks an academic year.
*4 weeks per block, 13 blocks per academic year
*20 days of paid vacation (Including either Christmas or New Year's Eve week off)
*20 days of paid vacation (Including either Christmas or New Year's Eve week off)
*The curriculum is evaluated multiple times annually with resident feedback, evolving to fit educational needs and ensuring a variety of experiences and learning environments.
===PGY1===
===PGY1===
*6 blocks Emergency Medicine (including random ultrasound shifts mixed in)
*Intern orientation (simulation, lab, intern curriculum): 4 weeks
*1 block internal medicine
*Emergency Medicine: 18 weeks
*1 block Trauma/Surgical ICU
*Peds Emergency Medicine (St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children): 3 weeks
*1 block Medical ICU
*Trauma/SICU: 4 weeks
*1 block Cardiac ICU
*MICU: 4 weeks
*1 block Obstetrics
*CCU: 4 weeks
*1 block Anesthesia
*OB/GYN: 4 weeks
*1 block Pediatrics
*Anesthesia: 3 weeks
*Radiology: 2 weeks
*Toxicology: 2 weeks
*Vacation: 4 weeks


===PGY2===
===PGY2===
*8 blocks Emergency Medicine (1 block at Community Hospital)
*Emergency Medicine: 30 weeks (26 weeks at main campus and 4 weeks at community hospital)
*1 block Medical ICU
*MICU: 4 weeks
*1 block Neuro ICU
*NICU: 4 weeks
*1 block Neonatal ICU
*Ultrasound: 2 weeks
*2 weeks Orthopedics
*Orthopedics: 2 weeks
*2 weeks Radiology/Ultrasound
*Neurology: 2 weeks
*2 weeks ENT
*ENT: 1.5 weeks
*2 weeks Opthalmology
*Ophthalmology: 1.5 weeks
*Lab week: 1 week
*Vacation: 4 weeks


===PGY3===
===PGY3===
*7 blocks Emergency Medicine (1 block at Community Hospital)
*Emergency Medicine: 26 weeks (22 at main campus and 4 weeks at community campus)
*1 block Burn ICU at Temple Hospital
*Peds Emergency Medicine (CHOP): 4 weeks
*1 block Scholars
*PICU (CHOP): 4 weeks
*1 block Pediatric ICU at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
*Burn ICU (Temple University ): 4 weeks
*1 block Pediatric EM at St. Christopher's Hospital
*Toxicology: 2 weeks (elective time if toxicology completed as PGY1)
*1 block EMS
*Scholars: 2.5 weeks
*2 weeks Toxicology
*EMS: 2.5 weeks
*2 weeks Elective
*Elective: 2 weeks
*Lab week: 1 week
*Vacation: 4 weeks


===PGY4===
===PGY4===
*8 blocks Emergency Medicine (2 blocks at Community Hospital)
*Emergency Medicine: 30 weeks (22 weeks at main campus and 8 weeks at community campus)
*1 block EM at Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
*Peds Emergency Medicine (CHOP): 4 weeks
*1 block Cardiothoracic ICU
*Critical Care Consult: 4 weeks
*1 block Scholars
**Starting July 1st 2018, CT-ICU will be replaced with a Critical Care Consultation rotation. This rotation will place the senior EM resident as team leader in conjunction with the senior house IM resident, to quickly and efficiently response to rapid response events as well as code blue events within the hospital. This rotation provides the opportunity for continued critical care education as well as allowing the chance to teach junior residents and nursing staff, and attend hospital policy meetings to better improve in-hospital events.
*1 block Administration
*Admin: 4 weeks
*1 block Elective
*Scholars: 2.5 weeks
*Elective: 2.5 weeks
*Lab week: 1 week
*Vacation: 4 weeks


==Electives==
==Electives==
*Ultrasound, Pediatric Anesthesia, Dental, Hyperbarics, International..etc
*Ultrasound, Pediatric Anesthesia, Cardiology, Sim, Toxicology, Dental, Hyperbarics, International, Wilderness Medicine, etc


==Fellowships==
==Fellowships==
*EMS
*[[Has::EMS fellowship]]
*Toxicology
*[[Has::Toxicology fellowship]]
 
==Contact Information==
==Contact Information==
5501 Old York Road, Korman B-9<br />
5501 Old York Road, Korman B-9<br />
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==External Links==
==External Links==
[http://www.einstein.edu/education/emergency-medicine/ Official Residency Page]<br />
*[https://myemresidency.wordpress.com/ Resident-run blog]
 
*[http://www.einstein.edu/education/emergency-medicine/ Official Residency Page]
[https://twitter.com/einsteinemed Residency Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/einsteinemed Residency Twitter]


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]
*[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]
*[[Residency programs]]
*[[Emergency medicine residency programs]]


[[Category:Resources]]
[[Category:Resources]]

Latest revision as of 09:03, 3 August 2025

History

Albert Einstein Medical Center formed from the merger of Jewish, Mount Sinai and Northern Liberties Hospitals in 1951. The main campus is Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia in North Philadelphia. The emergency medicine residency also sends residents to the community hospital, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, as well as several neighboring healthcare settings for specialty training, such as Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Temple, and nearby EMS stations.

Residency

The ambulance bay at Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • among the oldest (>35 years) EM residency programs in the country
  • high volume, with >110,000 ED patients annually
    • level 1 urban trauma center and suburban community campus span the socioeconomic and ethnic spectrum
    • diversity of disease provides a breadth of clinical opportunity
    • >1,100 major trauma patients annually
  • adult and pediatric patients seen in emergency departments
    • dedicated pediatric emergency and ICU experiences at CHOP, St. Christopher Hospital for Children
  • critical care experience in medical, surgical, cardiac, pediatric, neonatal ICU settings
  • simulation center
  • accepts 15 DO/MD residents per year and 2 physician assistant residents
    • fully accredited AOA and ACGME-approved combined Emergency Medicine residency
    • participates in both the AOA and ACGME matches
    • holds the maximum ten-year accreditation status from the ACGME-RRC
  • 40+ board-certified faculty members
    • diverse specialty training in such fields as critical care, ultrasound, toxicology, EMS, Special Operations Medicine, and Disaster Management

Curriculum

  • 4 weeks per block, 13 blocks per academic year
  • 20 days of paid vacation (Including either Christmas or New Year's Eve week off)
  • The curriculum is evaluated multiple times annually with resident feedback, evolving to fit educational needs and ensuring a variety of experiences and learning environments.

PGY1

  • Intern orientation (simulation, lab, intern curriculum): 4 weeks
  • Emergency Medicine: 18 weeks
  • Peds Emergency Medicine (St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children): 3 weeks
  • Trauma/SICU: 4 weeks
  • MICU: 4 weeks
  • CCU: 4 weeks
  • OB/GYN: 4 weeks
  • Anesthesia: 3 weeks
  • Radiology: 2 weeks
  • Toxicology: 2 weeks
  • Vacation: 4 weeks

PGY2

  • Emergency Medicine: 30 weeks (26 weeks at main campus and 4 weeks at community hospital)
  • MICU: 4 weeks
  • NICU: 4 weeks
  • Ultrasound: 2 weeks
  • Orthopedics: 2 weeks
  • Neurology: 2 weeks
  • ENT: 1.5 weeks
  • Ophthalmology: 1.5 weeks
  • Lab week: 1 week
  • Vacation: 4 weeks

PGY3

  • Emergency Medicine: 26 weeks (22 at main campus and 4 weeks at community campus)
  • Peds Emergency Medicine (CHOP): 4 weeks
  • PICU (CHOP): 4 weeks
  • Burn ICU (Temple University ): 4 weeks
  • Toxicology: 2 weeks (elective time if toxicology completed as PGY1)
  • Scholars: 2.5 weeks
  • EMS: 2.5 weeks
  • Elective: 2 weeks
  • Lab week: 1 week
  • Vacation: 4 weeks

PGY4

  • Emergency Medicine: 30 weeks (22 weeks at main campus and 8 weeks at community campus)
  • Peds Emergency Medicine (CHOP): 4 weeks
  • Critical Care Consult: 4 weeks
    • Starting July 1st 2018, CT-ICU will be replaced with a Critical Care Consultation rotation. This rotation will place the senior EM resident as team leader in conjunction with the senior house IM resident, to quickly and efficiently response to rapid response events as well as code blue events within the hospital. This rotation provides the opportunity for continued critical care education as well as allowing the chance to teach junior residents and nursing staff, and attend hospital policy meetings to better improve in-hospital events.
  • Admin: 4 weeks
  • Scholars: 2.5 weeks
  • Elective: 2.5 weeks
  • Lab week: 1 week
  • Vacation: 4 weeks

Electives

  • Ultrasound, Pediatric Anesthesia, Cardiology, Sim, Toxicology, Dental, Hyperbarics, International, Wilderness Medicine, etc

Fellowships

Contact Information

5501 Old York Road, Korman B-9

Philadelphia, PA 19141

215-456-3480

External Links

See Also

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