Rush University

History

The Rush University Medical Center program in Emergency Medicine was accredited in January 2017 and is the first new EM program in Chicago in more than 20 years. Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) is a 676-bed not-for-profit academic center affiliated with Rush University and serves as the primary site for the residency program. The RUMC ED sees approximately 74,000 patients per year from a diverse population from the city of Chicago as well as the wider metro market. With a rapidly growing volume with high rates of critical care admissions, it is also one of the newest and most technologically integrated ED facilities in the region and serves as a disaster hospital built for mass casuality events and a global pandemic. The ED has a long reputation as a primary teaching and learning environment for both residents and medical students.

Leadership

• Department Chair: Theodore Corbin, MD, MPC, MPP
• Vice Chair for Academic Affairs: Braden Hexom, MD
• Program Director: Scott Heinrich, MD
• Associate Program Director: Kasia Gore, MD
• Assistant Program Directors: Matthew Kuhns, MD; Teresa Davis, MD
• Research Directors: Michael Gottlieb, MD, RDMS; Yanina Purim Shem-Tov, MD, MS

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Rush University Medical Center

Secondary Hospitals

Mt. Sinai Hospital

RUSH Copley Medical Center

Tertiary Hospitals

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Community First Medical Center

Rush Oak Park Hospital

Curriculum

PGY1

• 4 weeks Orientation
• 26 weeks EM–RUMC
• 4 weeks EM-Mt. Sinai Hospital
• 4 weeks Trauma-Mt. Sinai Hospital
• 4 weeks MICU-Lutheran General
• 2 weeks ED Ultrasound
• 2 weeks Obstetrics
• 2 weeks Anesthesia
• 1 week Toxicology/Addiction Medicine
• 4 weeks Vacation

PGY2

• 22 weeks EM–RUMC
• 4 weeks EM-Rush Copley
• 4 weeks EM-Mt. Sinai Hospital
• 4 weeks Pediatric ICU
• 4 weeks Peds ED-Lutheran General
• 4 weeks MICU-Night Float RUMC
• 3 weeks Pediatric Acute Care Clinic
• 1 week Orthopedics
• 1 week Radiology
• 1 week Ultrasound
• 1 week Toxicology/Addiction Medicine
• 2 weeks Selective
• 4 weeks Vacation

PGY3

• 22 weeks EM–RUMC
• 4 weeks EM-Rush Copley
• 4 weeks EM-Mt. Sinai Hospital
• 4 weeks EM-Community First Medical Center
• 4 weeks SICU-Mt. Sinai
• 4 weeks MICU Senior-Lutheran General
• 2 weeks Toxicology/Addiction Medicine
• 2 weeks Selective
• 1 week Ultrasound
• 4 weeks Vacation

Electives

Previously Arranged Electives:

Addiction, Burn Unit, ED Admin, EKG, Emergency Psychiatry, Flight Medicine (in collaboration with University of Wisconsin), Global Health, Heart Failure Clinic, Infectious Disease, Informatics, Medical Education, Medical Legal, Medical Spanish, Pain Medicine, Observation Medicine, Palliative Care, Ophthalmology, Nephrology, Parenting Elective, Research, Radiology, Simulation, Advanced Ultrasound

Other electives available per individual arrangement

Fellowships

• Ultrasound fellowship
  • http://eusfellowships.com/prog_main.php?id=59
• Simulation fellowship
  • https://www.rushu.rush.edu/education-and-training/rush-center-clinical-skills-and-simulation/simulation-fellowship
• Administration fellowship
  • Administration & Health System Strategy Fellowship
• Health Equity and Social Emergency Medicine Fellowship
• Behavioral health fellowship
  • https://www.rushu.rush.edu/education-and-training/graduate-medical-education/residency-programs/emergency-medicine-residency/fellowships
• Addiction medicine fellowship
  • https://www.rushu.rush.edu/education-and-training/graduate-medical-education/residency-programs/emergency-medicine-residency/fellowships

Contact Information

General Inquiries: EMResidency@rush.edu

Residency Program Coordinator: Julie Mendez

Julie_mendez@rush.edu

312-942-7802

External Links

Wordpress site: www.rushemergencymedicine.org

Main Rush website: Rush Emergency Medicine Residency

See Also

• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Emergency medicine residency programs