Hospital Episcopal San Lucas

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.

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

Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas (CMESL)

Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas (CMESL) is the primary institution responsible for delivering secondary and tertiary healthcare services to a broad population encompassing the city of Ponce and numerous municipalities across Puerto Rico’s southern and western regions. This 427-bed facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including a fully operational cardiac catheterization lab and a robust vascular surgery service. CMESL also serves as a vital academic hub, offering graduate medical education to over 100 resident physicians and clinical training to a substantial number of medical students from its affiliate, Ponce Health Sciences University.

PR Medical Center

Trauma and Trauma ICU rotations are conducted at this facility, the only Level II Trauma Center in Puerto Rico. Located in San Juan, this site offers one of the most comprehensive trauma experiences available in any Emergency Medicine residency. Residents are exposed to a high volume of diverse traumatic pathologies and perform a wide range of procedures, making this rotation an exceptional component of their training.

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