Baystate Medical Center

Submitted by PLynch on May 13, 2011 - 12:40pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Emergency Medicine Education
Institution Address: 
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.baystatehealth.com/emresidency
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
14
Number of residents currently in training: 
38
Percentage of residents who are women: 
30.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
190
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Year accreditation expires: 
2013
Year program began: 
1993
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Peg
Coordinator Last Name: 
Lynch
Coordinator Title: 
Program Administrator
Coordinator Email: 
peg.lynch@baystatehealth.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 413 794 5999
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 413 794 8070
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Niels
Chair Last Name: 
Rathlev, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Director
Director First Name: 
Ben
Director Last Name: 
Osborne, M.D.
Director Email: 
ben.osborne@baystatehealth.org
Director Phone: 
+1 413 794 5999
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Adam
Last Name: 
Kellogg
Title: 
MD
Phone: 
+1 413 794 5999
Email: 
adam.kellogg@baystatehealth.org
First Name: 
Susan
Last Name: 
Torrey
Title: 
MD
Phone: 
+1 413 794 5999
Email: 
susan.torrey@baystatehealth.org
Research Director
Areas of department research interest: 
1. Medical Ethics; 2. Myocardial ischemia and infarction; 3. Pain management.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Baystate Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
653
Number of beds in ED: 
48
Total number of annual ED visits: 
113778
Pediatric visits (%): 
26
Admission rate (%): 
24
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
7
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
27
Second Site
Institution name: 
Franklin Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
93
Number of beds in ED: 
18
Total number of annual ED visits: 
29271
Pediatric visits (%): 
21
Admission rate (%): 
21
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
10
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
37
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
32
Number of core faculty: 
25
Number of clinical faculty: 
7
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
20
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
20
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
8
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Orientation month, (4 weeks)
Medical ICU (8 weeks)
Trauma (4 weeks)
Pediatric Wards (2 weeks)
Pediatric Emergency Department (4 weeks)
OB/GYN (2 weeks)
Anesthesiology (4 weeks)
Emergency Dept (20 weeks)
Radiology/Ortho (4 weeks)
Vacation (4 weeks interspersed)
PGY-2: 
Emergency department (44 weeks)
Pediatric ICU (4 weeks)
Surgical ICU (4 weeks)
Elective (4 weeks)
Vacation (4 weeks interspered)
PGY-3: 
Emergency department (44 weeks)
Elective (4 weeks)
Community (4 weeks)
Vacation (4 weeks interspesed)
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
53000.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
20.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Medical/Dental
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Plastic/hand surgery, subspecialty clinics, ophthalmology, toxicology, aeromedical transport, research, neonatology, quality assurance, ambulatory pediatric surgery, rural emergency medicine, and international medicine. Other curriculum features: Strong departmental commitment to physician wellness and the long-term enjoyment of emergency medicine. Didactic curriculum geared toward small group, case oriented, Socratic discussions. Emergency Medicine residency strongly supported by other departments.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
8
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
9
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
92
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
95