St Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

History

The SJUMC emergency medicine residency became accredited in 2013.

St. Joseph’s is an academic medical center providing excellent training for our residents in a high volume, high acuity, and urban environment. We have a wide diversity of patients as well as cultures. St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, the primary clinical site, is the 3rd busiest ED in the country, with a single center volume of > 165,000 visits/year. It is well known for its Geriatric Emergency Department as well as the ALTO program (alternative to opioids). St. Joseph’s Wayne is our community affiliate with an annual ED volume of 30,000 patients/year.

Leadership

Program Director: Nilesh Patel, DO
Associate/Assistant Program Director: Ninad Shroff, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

St. Joseph's University Medical Center

Secondary Hospital

St. Joseph's Wayne
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital

Curriculum

PGY1

EM: 18 weeks
Peds/EM: 8 weeks
IM: 4 weeks
Ophthalmology: 2 weeks
Psychiatry: 2 weeks
OBGYN: 4 weeks
CCU: 4 weeks
OMFS: 2 weeks
Surgery: 4 weeks

PGY2

EM: 24 weeks
Neurology: 2 weeks
Ortho: 4 weeks
Ultrasound: 2 weeks
Research: 2 weeks
Trauma 4 weeks
Anesthesia: 2 weeks
MICU: 4 weeks
Peds/EM: 4 weeks

PGY3

EM (Wayne): 4 weeks
EM: 4 weeks
EMS: 4 weeks
Admin: 2 weeks
Trauma: 4 weeks
Peds/EM: 4 weeks
MICU: 4 weeks
Tox: 4 weeks
ID: 2 weeks

PGY4

EM: 24 weeks
OBGYN: 2 weeks
PICU: 2 weeks
Ophtho: 2 weeks
Peds/EM: 2 weeks
Research: 2 weeks
OMFS: 2 weeks
EM (Wayne): 4 weeks
Selective: 4 weeks

Contact Information

Judy Callender, Residency Coordinator

973-754-2918
callendj@sjhmc.org

External Links

St. Joseph's Health Emergency Medicine