Residency Program Curriculum
Residents train primarily at South Brooklyn Health, a 371-bed community hospital with a diverse patient population and a wide spectrum of pathology. The patient population is primarily English, Russian, and Spanish, speaking (with increasing amounts of Asian, East Asian, Central Asian, and Eastern European languages being spoken as well).
PGY-1
Adult EM 26 weeks Pediatric EM 4 weeks Ultrasound / Radiology 4 weeks Trauma (Elmhurst) 4 weeks CCU 2 weeks MICU 2 weeks OBGYN 4 weeks Internal Medicine 2 weeks Vacation 4 weeks
Fact #1: Weekly Didactics
Wednesdays 7am – 12pm Weekly Didactics are protected
No Tuesday night shifts for interns
Fact #2: Shift Hours
Shifts are a mix of:
7am – 7pm 12pm – 12am 7pm – 7am 1pm – 7pm (on Wednesdays)
PGY-2
Adult EM 28 weeks Pediatric EM (Jacobi) 4 weeks EMS (FDNY) 2 weeks Trauma (Elmhurst) 4 weeks MICU 4 weeks Toxicology 4 weeks Addiction Medicine 2 weeks Vacation 4 weeks
Our hospital is part of the NYC Health + Hospital system, which includes eleven hospitals in New York City making up the largest public health care system in the country. This includes multiple sites across New York City including Elmhurts Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center), Harlem Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center), Jacobi Medical Center (Level 1 Trauma Center). Residents have the opportunity to rotate at these facilities as well as the New York Poison Control Center.
PGY-3
Adult EM 28 weeks Pediatric EM 4 weeks Trauma (Harlem) 4 weeks PICU 4 weeks Admin / QI / Research 4 weeks Elective 4 weeks Vacation 4 weeks
Fact #3: Shifts
PGY-1 – 18 shifts PGY-2 – 17 shifts PGY-3 – 16 shifts PGY-4 – 15 shifts PGY-4 / Chiefs – 14 shifts
Fact #4: Electives
Administration/Quality EMS/Disaster Global Health – Haiti, Costa Rica, Israel, Africa, Panama, Philippines Pain Management Palliative Care Research Toxicology Teaching/SIM Wilderness Medicine
PGY-4
Adult EM 28 weeks Trauma (Harlem) 4 weeks Pediatric EM 4 weeks Critical Care / Resuscitation 4 weeks Teaching / Attending 4 weeks Elective 4 weeks Vacation 4 weeks
They also take part in EMS ride alongs with FDNY, and have elective time in their third and fourth years. It is the goal of this program to create a physician who is a patient advocate and who wants to drive continuous change in the practice of Emergency Medicine for the betterment of all they serve.