Beth Israel Medical Center

Submitted by SRobinson-Richards on May 12, 2011 - 3:54pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Institution Address: 
First Avenue at 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.bimcem.org/
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
12
Number of residents currently in training: 
36
Percentage of residents who are women: 
31.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
100
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
2
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Monday, May 2, 2011
Year program began: 
1996
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Sarina
Coordinator Last Name: 
Robinson
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
srobinso@chpnet.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 212 420 3948
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chair
Chair First Name: 
Gregg
Chair Last Name: 
Husk, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Saadia
Director Last Name: 
Akhtar, MD
Director Email: 
sakhtar@chpnet.org
Research Director
First Name: 
Robert
Last Name: 
Hoffman, MD
Email: 
rjhoffman@chpnet.org
Areas of department research interest: 
Pain management in the emergency department, toxicology, ED throughput/surge, ultrasound.
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
40
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
50
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
20
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents are guided during their month of orientation as first year residents and on an ongoing basis during the residency. Residents are given ample opportunity to conduct research in the clinical arena as well as in the laboratory setting. There are annual research day conferences at which time residents and attendings present their research. In addition, during their semi-annual meetings, residents are monitored for their progress in conducting research. Several residents progress to abstract presentations at regional and national meetings in addition to manuscript publications.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Beth Israel Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
750
Number of beds in ED: 
60
Total number of annual ED visits: 
100000
Pediatric visits (%): 
18
Admission rate (%): 
25
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
40
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
25
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Unique attributes: 
Digital radiographs, Electronic tracking, Distinct ChemBio area, Electronic patient records.
Second Site
Institution name: 
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
600
Number of beds in ED: 
53
Total number of annual ED visits: 
121671
Pediatric visits (%): 
41
Admission rate (%): 
24
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
10
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
5
Miles from primary training institution: 
10
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs, Electronic tracking, Distinct ChemBio area, Electronic patient records
Third Site
Institution name: 
Jacobi Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
523
Number of beds in ED: 
57
Total number of annual ED visits: 
97125
Pediatric visits (%): 
43
Admission rate (%): 
21
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
5
Level 1 Trauma verification? : 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
2
Miles from primary training institution: 
11
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs, Electronic tracking, Distinct ChemBio area, Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
24
Number of core faculty: 
13
Number of clinical faculty: 
24
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
42
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Orientation - 1 month
ED BIMC - 5 months
PGY-2: 
ED BIMC - 5 months
ED Trauma - 2 months
PGY-3: 
ED BIMC - 6 months
Peds ED - 1 month
Resident Benefits
Number of vacation or personal days: 
32.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Health/Dental/Vision/Life/Malpractice Insurance
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Uniform allowance per year: Each third year resident receives a $600 stipend for educational/residency related activities. Financial support available for residents presenting research in regional or national meetings. Free unlimited access to OVID/MD Consult; Tintinalli, Rosen, Atlas of Emergency Medicine, Roberts and Hedges Procedure Book. Resident CME policy: Participation/Attendance at outstanding regional EM conferences. 3 pairs of scrubs per resident per year.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
5
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
8
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
92
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
95