Residency in Emergency Medicine

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Program Features
  • Pediatrics

    The Pediatric curriculum is taugh and supervised by a strong faculty comprised of seven fellowship-trained attendings, and provides our residents with well-rounded exposure...

  • Critical Care

    Lead by the Division of Emergency Critical Care, the Emergency Departments at Mount Sinai and Elmhurst Hospitals take an advanced, comprehensive approach to the evaluation and management of critically ill patients.

  • Research

    The resident research curriculum is designed to provide residents with a foundation of research skills through didactics and hands-on work on research projects

  • Simulation

    Mount Sinai was one of the first residency programs in new York City to incorporate simulation into its curriculum. One conference day every month is devoted to simulation to...

  • Ultrasound

    Ultrasound is integrated into the clinical and didactic aspects of residency training through all four years. An introductory course during orientation and a two-week dedicated ultrasound rotation during the intern year build the foundation for practice...

  • Global Health

    The two–three month field experience is based at one of the GHC's partner sites, whic include non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and hospitals in underserved areas. Currently some senior residents are working in Myanmar...

  • Informatics

    Mount Sinai has been a driving force in emergency department informatics, and both major training sites offer the highest levels of technology geared toward patient care...

EMR - Program Features

Invited Lecture Series

  • 1/1/09
    Richard Zane, Brigham & Woman's Hospital, "Back Pain in the ED"
  • 1/21/09
    Dr. Wyatt Decker, Mayo Clinic "Atrial Fibrillation"
  • 2/4/09
    Dr. Cathleen Clancy, George Washington University
  • 3/25/09
    Dr. Jay Falk, Orlando Health, "Decompensated Heart Failure and Sepsis"
  • 4/1/09
    Dr. Elizabeth Weinstein, Indianapolis, "EM Presentations of Cardiac Anomalies"
  • 4/8/09
    Dr. John Marx, Carolinas Medical Center, "Innovations in Trauma", "Unforgettable Patients"
  • 4/8/09
    Dr. Daniel Pallin, Brigham and Women's Hospital, "MRSA Cellulitis Research"
  • 4/22/09
    Dr. Stephen Cantrill, Denver Medical Center, "Alternate Standards of Care in Times of Extreme Need"
  • 5/13/09
    Dr. Joe Lex, Temple University, "Strangulation", "Radiology: Contrast, Controversies, and Myths"
  • 5/27/09
    Dr. Baruch Krauss, Boston Children’s Hospital, "Phamacologic and non-Pharmacologic Management of Pediatric Pain and Anxiety"
  • 6/3/09
    Dr. Colin Greineder, University of Pennsylvania, "ED Near Misses"
  • 6/10/09
    Dr. Jacob Reider, Albany Medical Center, "Health Informatics"
  • 6/17/09
    Dr. David Kessler, New York University, "Pediatric Ultrasound"
  • 6/17/09
    Dr. Daniel Lugassy, New York University, "Salicylate Toxicity"
  • 7/22/09
    Dr. Pinhas Halperin, Tel Aviv, "The Israeli Experience"
  • 7/22/09
    Dr. Kenneth Mandl, Boston Children's Hospital
  • 8/26/09
    Peter Viccellio et al, ED Crowding Symposium
  • 9/9/09
    John Prescott, AAMC
  • 10/14/09
    Peter Rosen and Rich Wolfe, BI Boston
  • 11/25/09
    Judd Hollander, University of Pennsylvania
  • 12/10/09
    Michael Gibbs, Maine Medical Center

Extracurriculars

Extracurriculars
Extracurriculars

Our residents and faculty find many ways to apply thier emergency medicine skills outside of the ED. Residents and faculty also provide medical assistance at the New York Mets home games (in exchange for free tickets and great seats), at area rugby games, and at the...

Contact Information

Talk to us: (212) 241-0763

Contact(s):

Program Director: Peter Shearer, M.D.

Residency Coordinator: Claribel Velasquez

Location:

Department of Emergency Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1149, New York, NY 10029

Fax:

(212) 241-4366

or send us an e-mail

(800) MD-SINAI (800) 637-4624

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