Albert Einstein Medical Center

Submitted by JCorbi on May 12, 2011 - 3:16pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Institution Address: 
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.einstein.edu/emergency/education/index.html
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
Number of residents per entering class: 
15
Number of residents currently in training: 
51
Percentage of residents who are women: 
45.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
273
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
1
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Monday, May 2, 2011
Year accreditation expires: 
2016
Year program began: 
1993
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
JoAnn
Coordinator Last Name: 
Corbi
Coordinator Title: 
Residential Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
EMResidency@einstein.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 215 456 6336
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chair
Chair First Name: 
Carl
Chair Last Name: 
Chudnofsky, MD
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Maria
Last Name: 
Halluska-Handy MD -
Email: 
halluskam@einstein.edu
First Name: 
Deborah
Last Name: 
Pierce, DO
Email: 
PierceD@einstein.edu
First Name: 
Jordan
Last Name: 
Spector, MD
Email: 
spectorJo@einstein.edu
First Name: 
Adam
Last Name: 
Rowden, DO
Phone: 
+01 215 456 6631
Email: 
RowdenA@einstein.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
Kenneth
Last Name: 
Deitch, DO
Email: 
deitchk@einstein.edu
Phone: 
+01 215 456 6679
Areas of department research interest: 
Procedural Sedation, Airway Management, Asthma.
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
30
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
58
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
165
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents participate in the Resident Research Study Curriculum, a group exercise designed to teach the fundamentals of research in the context of a project selected by the group. Each resident writes a paper each year and has a time in the EM 3 and EM 4 to engage in scholarly activity.
Unique attributes: 
Twenty-four hour research assistants enroll patients in the ED. Holiday coverage schedule, resident retreat.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
600
Number of beds in ED: 
52
Total number of annual ED visits: 
90000
Pediatric visits (%): 
16
Admission rate (%): 
19
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
30
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
22
Unique attributes: 
New ED, infrared tracking, decon suite.
Second Site
Institution name: 
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
150
Number of beds in ED: 
22
Total number of annual ED visits: 
40000
Pediatric visits (%): 
25
Admission rate (%): 
19
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
20
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
20
Unique Attributes: 
Pending SART certification
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
46
Number of core faculty: 
28
Number of clinical faculty: 
18
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
26
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
EM Orientation
EM 3 months
Coronary Care Unit
Ambulatory Peds
Medical ICU I
Anesthesiology
General Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Ob-Gyn
Trauma
Procedural training
PGY-2: 
EM 6 months
Neonatal ICU
Radiology/ED ultrasound
EMS/aeromedical
Orthopedics
Neurology
Procedural training
PGY-3: 
EM 6 months
Pediatric ICU CHOP
Lehigh Valley Trau,a
EM psychiatry/Selective
Temple Burns
Toxicology
Scholars
Procedural training
PGY-4: 
EM 6 months
Pediatric EM
Neurosurgery
Administration
Selective
ENT/Opthamalogy
Scholars
Procedural training
Resident Benefits
Number of vacation or personal days: 
23.00
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Each resident is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as a Base Command experience. The EMS rotation provides a rich exposure to rural, suburban, and municipal EMS services so the resident can develop the skills needed to effectively interface with EMS providers. Residents serve as instructors in the EMS division, assisting the training of EMS providers. The EMS division also offers significant experience in mass gathering medicine at citywide events and collegiate sporting events and well as hazardous materials training, swift water and aerial rescue training. EMS relating training opportunities: EM residents with an interest in Disaster Management and EMS can combine the Fellowship with their residency and complete a 6 year course of study in 5 years while earning a Masters in Disaster Medicine from the Philadelphia University.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
10
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
15
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
0
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
100
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
100