Program Information

As an emergency medicine resident, you will be part of the team that cares for more than 75,000 patients a year, including more than 1,100 major trauma patients. As one of the area’s largest tertiary care facilities, Einstein Medical Center offers the opportunity for acquiring the distinct training needed to care for the vast spectrum of illnesses encountered in the emergency department setting. Serving both urban and suburban communities with virtually every ethnic and socioeconomic group assures clinical variety and continual challenge.

This longstanding, well-established residency program is dedicated to bringing breadth and depth to emergency medicine education. The Residency Review Committee has approved this program for the training of 48 residents and was granted full 5-year accreditation status during our last site visit in 2006.  Since 1980, the well-balanced, intensive curriculum has been fine tuned to maximize the learning of both the necessary knowledge and skills to practice emergency medicine. The Einstein Emergency Medicine Residency Program is affiliated with two medical schools: Jefferson Medical College and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The Department of Emergency Medicine

The Department of Emergency Medicine recently unveiled a brand new Emergency Department, expanded to 42 beds, a 3-bed trauma resuscitation room, and a 6-bed 'fast track' area.  Sophisticated medical equipment and medical informatics help in providing advanced emergency care. Einstein Medical Center's superbly equipped, fully computerized laboratories enhance efficient patient care and research capabilities.  'Point of care' testing brings immediate laboratory results to the bedside for the rapid diagnoses of myocardial infarction and trauma.

The Department of Emergency Medicine features optical imaging of updated medical records visualized on screen in the department. Also, stored files of EKGs from the Division of Cardiology are available by on-screen computer graphs.  PACS Digital Radiology Systems allow X-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds to be viewed from any computer station in the department. All plain radiographs are performed and interpreted in the department. Virtually any radiographic study is available 24 hours a day. Einstein Medical Center serves as a Base Station Command for Philadelphia's paramedics, as well as volunteer and private ambulance services. Emergency physicians provide on-line medical communication and prehospital intervention through Philadelphia's paramedics in the field. Your training will include certification as a medical command physician.

The affiliated Emergency Department at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, located in suburban Drexel Hill, PA, serves an annual volume of more than 40,000 patients. Emergency physicians provide medical command to the hospital-based paramedic unit, as well as other Delaware County paramedics. Here, you will be exposed to the emergent, urgent- and nonurgent responsibilities of the emergency physician in a busy community setting.

The training of residents, occurring primarily at Albert Einstein Medical Center, is further complemented by rotations at distinguished regional centers including: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (pediatric intensive care unit/pediatric emergency medicine), Lehigh Valley Hospital Center (neurosurgery/shock trauma unit), Delaware Valley Regional Poison Control Center (toxicology), and Temple University Hospital Burn Center (surgical critical care/burns).