Summa

History

Summa Health System's Emergency Room network spans throughout Akron and surrounding areas. Among the many accolades, Summa is equipped to manage any type of health emergency.

AHA-Accredited Heart Attack Receiving Center with above national average STEMI System response rates. On average, our door-to-balloon times are 26 minutes faster than the national AHA standard. In fact, we've stopped heart attacks in as little as 11 minutes.

Level 1 Trauma Center (Summa Health System – Akron Campus)
Accredited Chest Pain Center
Primary Stroke Certification
Partner with Life Flight

Leadership

Department Chair: David Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACHE, FACEP

Program Director: Michael Beeson, MD, MBA, FACEP

Associate/Assistant Program Director: Donald Norris, II, MD, FACEP

Research Director: Professor G.L. Larkin, MD, MD, MS, MSPH, FACEP

Training Locations

Primary Location

Akron Emergency Department

Secondary Location

Barberton Emergency Department

Green Emergency Department

Wadsworth-Rittman Emergency Department

Akron Children's Hospital

Curriculum

Weekly didactics will take place Thursday mornings in our Emergency Administration auditorium.

Lectures will be based off of Foundations of Emergency Medicine: https://foundationsem.com/

PGY1

FOUNDATIONS I (F1): Longitudinal flipped classroom course targeting PGY1 learners that provides a systems-based review of fundamental knowledge and can’t miss diagnoses within the EM Model. Learning Pathways provide content for asynchronous review prior to 30 classroom meetings (50 min) where 3 small group oral boards style cases are discussed with focused teaching points. Coordinated mini-tests (Rosh Review, EM Coach) after each meeting may be used to reinforce weekly content and aid resident assessment.

PGY2

FOUNDATIONS II (F2): Advanced curriculum targeting PGY2/3 learners that mirrors Foundations I but includes more complex diagnoses and critical care management. This course includes 30 classroom meetings (50 min) where 2 small group oral boards style cases are discussed with focused teaching points. (Includes flipped classroom with Learning Pathways and paired assessments)

PGY3

FOUNDATIONS III (F3): Advanced curriculum targeting PGY3/4 learners with a focus on the “Art of Emergency Medicine”. F3 will cover topics that are crucial to daily EM practice but have traditionally been neglected within resident education (e.g. billing and coding, medicolegal pitfalls, decision-making capacity, wellness, etc). This course includes 30 classroom meetings (50 min) led by a single instructor, including topic discussion and breakout activities. Suggested paired asynchronous content will be available for reference. Limited coordinated assessments are also available. *Selected topics within F3 are appropriate for any level learner.

Electives

Fellowships

Medical Simulation

Contact Information

Questions? Reach out to Samantha Lingenfelter, MPH, C-TAGME - Program Coordinator for the Emergency Medicine Residency: lingenfeltes@summahealth.org

External Links

https://www.summahealth.org/medicaleducation/residency-programs/emergency-medicine

https://foundationsem.com/foundations-courses/