University of Pennsylvania Hospital

History

The Department of Emergency Medicine has excellence at its very roots. They have set and exceeded national benchmarks for academic achievement within the specialty, for many years. Their department is guided by the imperatives to achieve professional excellence in clinical care, research, and education.

They uphold the highest standards of the practice of emergency medicine, and strive to disseminate new knowledge. The work of their faculty reaches far and wide, with international recognition for the scope and breadth of their emergency care research.

Leadership

• Department Chair: Jill Baren
• Program Director: Francis De Roos, MD
• Associate/Assistant Program Director: Lauren Conlon, MD
• Research Director: Judd Hollander, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Hospital of the Univ of PA

Secondary Hospital

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn Presbytarian Hospital

Curriculum

PGY1

• 3.5 HUP EM
• 1 MICU
• 1 Peds EM @ CHOP*
• 0.5 Ultrasound
• 1 SICU
• 1 CCU @ Presby
• 1 Ward Medicine
• 0.5 Psych ED @ Hall-Mercer
• 0.5 Intern Orientation
• 1 Vacation

PGY2

• 5 HUP EM
• 1 Presbyterian Hosp EM
• 1 Trauma
• 1.5 Peds EM @ CHOP*
• 0.5 Pediatric Anesthesia
• 1 Resuscitation
• 0.5 Toxicology
• 0.5 Ultrasound
• 0.5 Elective
• 0.5 Psych ED
• 1 Vacation

PGY3

• 5 HUP EM
• 1 Holy Redeemer EM*
• 1 Peds EM @ CHOP
• 1 EMS*
• 1 Peds ICU*
• 1 Trauma/SICU
• 2 Elective
• 1 Vacation

PGY4

• 5.5 HUP EM
• 1 Pennsylvania Hosp EM
• 2 Electuve
• 1.5 Peds EM @ CHOP*
• 1 Trauma
• 0.5 Toxicology
• 0.5 Administration
• 0.5 Teaching
• 1 Vacation

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator: Michele Haynes

External Links

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/em/

See Also

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