EM residency programs

[orangeman25]

I am applying to medical schools but I have two questions that I would love to be answered

1) Which are the strongest EM programs in the country?

2) is it possible to do research during an EM residency?

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[alpinism]

1. Asking the 1st question is sort of a faux pas among EM residents since many consider the best program to be the one that fits your needs the best.
In addition, there are no clear "top 10" programs and most EM applicants tend to focus on program's location as much as program's curriculum.

That being said, there are a few programs that constantly come up whenever someone discusses EM residencies with great faculty and strong clinical training, these include: Academic programs (Cincinnati, Denver, Indiana, Pitt), County programs (USC, Highland, Cook, Hennepin) and Community programs (Carolinas and Christiana).

2. Yes. Nearly every program has opportunities and encourages resident participation in clinical research. A few have protected time and a required scholarly project prior to graduation.

 

[DeadCactus]

As a general trend, program strength and competitiveness run parallel to the age of the program and desirability of location.

Age because it heralds a program that has fought most of it's turf wars, established a good alumni network, and developed to having an abundance of sub-specialty trained faculty. EM is a young enough field where the older programs still have a significant head start. Over time this will fade and I suspect many of stronger programs now will be overtaken by the traditional academic power houses.

Location because it immensely increases the ability to attract high quality faculty and residents. Emergency physicians have a much stronger tendency to consider opportunities and lifestyle outside of the hospital over academic prestige.

After those two factors, the pattern tends to follow the more traditional patterns of academic prestige...

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I am applying to medical schools but I have two questions that I would love to be answered

1) Which are the strongest EM programs in the country?

2) is it possible to do research during an EM residency?

It depends on what you mean by strong. For me, strong was a regionally to nationally respected three year program that was not based at a university. I wanted to train at a place where we wouldn't have 24 hr access to every subspecialist because I want/need to learn how to be the doc when backup isn't coming. Some of the big, nationally respected university programs couldn't offer that, so for me, they were not strong programs. Others feel differently.

 

[Danbo1957]

The strongest programs include EM fellowships, a trauma center with trauma/surgical critical care fellows, a burn center, in a city with really hot summers and a huge violent population.

 

[Renaissance Man]

It depends on what you mean by strong. For me, strong was a regionally to nationally respected three year program that was not based at a university. I wanted to train at a place where we wouldn't have 24 hr access to every subspecialist because I want/need to learn how to be the doc when backup isn't coming. Some of the big, nationally respected university programs couldn't offer that, so for me, they were not strong programs. Others feel differently.

So which programs qualified under your definition of strong? I have a similar feeling about EM, would love to hear what you had to say.

 

[aklark]

I am applying to medical schools but I have two questions that I would love to be answered

1) Which are the strongest EM programs in the country?

2) is it possible to do research during an EM residency?

Then why are you asking this question? You have about a 70% chance of changing your mind about specialty.

This is a decent overview: http://anastomosed.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/top-reputation-residencies-by-specialty/

 

[orangeman25]

Then why are you asking this question? You have about a 70% chance of changing your mind about specialty.

This is a decent overview: http://anastomosed.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/top-reputation-residencies-by-specialty/

Hm yeah perhaps I will change my mind. But I've been an ER tech and ER scribe and I really enjoy the day to day in the ER. I hope to see if other areas sway my mind, but if someone were to ask me what speciality I was interested in today, I would say "EM" rather than "Idk yet." Thank you for the link though! One of the schools I'm interested in is actually on the list.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

So which programs qualified under your definition of strong? I have a similar feeling about EM, would love to hear what you had to say.

Quite a few, but some of them I could only figure out through the interview. A good starter for me was an ACEP list of almost all the ACGME EM programs. Some of it will depend on if you want a particular region of the country or if any program extras like flight or event medicine matter to you.

 

[DermViser]

I am applying to medical schools but I have two questions that I would love to be answered

1) Which are the strongest EM programs in the country?

2) is it possible to do research during an EM residency?

 

[orangeman25]

Lol

 

[MedWonk]

The strongest programs include EM fellowships, a trauma center with trauma/surgical critical care fellows, a burn center, in a city with really hot summers and a huge violent population.

So, Miami, Houston and LA?

 

[Winged Scapula]

So, Miami, Houston and LA?

and Baltimore, Memphis...

 

[joker2400]

and Baltimore, Memphis...

...Chicago, Detroit...

 

[Winged Scapula]

...Chicago, Detroit...

Atlanta, NYC, New Orleans, Newark...

 

[Danbo1957]

San Francisco, Oakland, Phoenix, Tampa, Richmond, Toronto, Adelaide

 

[Winged Scapula]

St. Louis...

 

[Danbo1957]

Albuquerque fits the criteria; and UNM Emergency Medicine is as serious, and busy, as any other. I visited this program in 2010, and was impressed with the burn center:

http://hospitals.unm.edu/burn/