Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

History

Cooper University Health Care, the clinical campus of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, is the leading provider of health services to Southern New Jersey. Cooper has been a vital institution in Camden for 125 years. In the past decade, Cooper has greatly expanded its facilities and services in Camden and throughout South Jersey. The Cooper network currently serves more than half a million patients a year.

Cooper University Health Care has more than 700 physicians in more than 75 specialties. The health system had been the clinical campus of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden since 1978 and is now training the next generation of physicians at our new Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Cooper offers training programs for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses and allied health professionals in a variety of specialties.

Leadership

  • Department Chair: Michael Chansky MD, FACEP FAAEM
  • Program Director: Tara Cassidy-Smith, MD FAAEM
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director: Richard G Byrne, MD; Alexis E Pelletier-Bui, MD
  • Research Director: Christopher W Jones, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Cooper University Hospital

Secondary Hospital

Memorial Hospital of Burlington County

Curriculum

PGY1

  • EM 22 wks
  • CCU - 4 wks
  • ICU - 4 wks
  • Peds ED - 6 wks
  • Anesthesia/Ultrasound - 4 wks
  • Obstetrics - 3 wks
  • Vacation - 3 wks

PGY2

  • PICU 4 wks
  • EM 20 wks
  • EM*- 6 wks
  • Trauma - 6 wks
  • Vacation - 4 wks
  • ICU- 4 wks
  • EMS - 2 wks
  • Peds ED - 2 wks

PGY3

  • EM - 6 wks*
  • EM - 24 wks
  • Elective - 4 wks
  • Tox/Adm - 4 wks
  • Peds Anesthesia - 2 wks
  • Vacation - 4 wks
  • Peds ED - 2 wks

Electives

Fellowships

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator Name: Graceann Endicott Email: endicott-grace@cooperhealth.edu Phone: +1 856 342 2351

External Links

http://cooperhealth.org/em

See Also