Boston Medical Center Emergency Medicine

Submitted by NConnor on May 13, 2011 - 3:05pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Boston Medical Center Emergency Medicine
Institution Address: 
1 Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.ed.bmc.org/
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
Number of residents per entering class: 
12
Number of residents currently in training: 
48
Percentage of residents who are women: 
52.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
200
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
1
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Year program began: 
1986
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Nancy
Coordinator Last Name: 
Connor
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
nancyd.connor@bmc.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 617 414 4929
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Jonathan
Chair Last Name: 
Olshaker, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
PD
Director First Name: 
Jeff
Director Last Name: 
Schneider, MD
Director Email: 
jeffrey.schneider@bmc.org
Research Director
First Name: 
James
Last Name: 
Feldman
Email: 
James.Feldman@bmc.org
Areas of department research interest: 
International Health, Substance Abuse, EMS
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
81
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
108
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
65
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Individual Research Projects
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Boston Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
62
Number of beds in ED: 
40
Total number of annual ED visits: 
131288
Pediatric visits (%): 
21
Admission rate (%): 
17
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
4
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
22
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Unique attributes: 
Electronic ED Chart Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records
Second Site
Institution name: 
Quincy Medical Center
Number of beds in ED: 
17
Total number of annual ED visits: 
38594
Pediatric visits (%): 
10
Admission rate (%): 
21
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
4
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
2
Miles from primary training institution: 
7
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic ED Chart Electronic tracking
Third Site
Institution name: 
Laney Clinic
Number of beds in ED: 
22
Total number of annual ED visits: 
53271
Pediatric visits (%): 
28
Admission rate (%): 
28
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
5
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
2
Miles from primary training institution: 
18
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
34
Number of core faculty: 
31
Number of clinical faculty: 
2
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
1
Female faculty (%): 
44
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
EM Boston Medical Center – 3 months
General/Trauma Surgery – 1 month
Medical Wards – 1 months
CCU – 1 month
MICU – 1 month
Optho/ENT – 1 month
Obstetrics – 1 month
EM Pediatrics – 1 month
Orthopedics & Ultrasound – 1 month
Vacation – 1 month
PGY-2: 
Advanced EM skills Orientation – 1 month
EM Boston Medical Center – 4 months
EM Children’s Hospital – 1 month
CCU – 1 month
SICU – 1 month
EM Quincy Medical Center– 1 month
EM Lahey Clinic Medical Center– 1 month
Elective – 1 month
Anesthesia & EMS – 1 month
Vacation – 1 month
PGY-3: 
EM Boston Medical Center – 7 months
EM Children’s Hospital – 1 month
Toxicology & Simulation – 1 month
Elective – 2 months
Vacation – 1 month
PGY-4: 
EM BMC Clinical Chief – 7 months
EM Lahey Clinic Medical Center – 1 month
EM Quincy Medical Center – 1 month
EM Pediatrics – 1 month
Elective – 2 months
Vacation – 1month
Resident Benefits
Number of vacation or personal days: 
20.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Medical, malpractice
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Residents are funded (above the $2000 over 4 years) for conferences at which they have an abstract accepted. Educational stipend allowance per year: $2000 over 4 years. 2 white coats a year provided. CIR Union benefits—Highest paid residents in MA, parking discounts, meal plan for overnight call, extra on-call pay, backup childcare, discounted sports club membership, professional education allowance
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
14
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
95
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
95