Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center

Submitted by DCatalano on May 16, 2011 - 9:51am
Medical School Affiliation: 
Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center
Institution Address: 
2500 MetroHealth Dr.
Cleveland, OH 44109-1998
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.metrohealth.org/EM
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
13
Number of residents currently in training: 
39
Percentage of residents who are women: 
30.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
13
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 : 
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Year accreditation expires: 
2013
Year program began: 
1991
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Denise
Coordinator Last Name: 
Catalano
Coordinator Title: 
Medical Education Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
dcatalano@metrohealth.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 216 778 5088
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 216 778 5349
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Chair First Name: 
Charles
Chair Last Name: 
Emerman, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Jeff
Director Last Name: 
Pennington, MD
Director Email: 
jpennington@metrohealth.org
Director Phone: 
+1 216 778 5088
Research Director
First Name: 
Rita
Last Name: 
Cydulka, MD
Phone: 
+1 216 778 2864
Areas of department research interest: 
1. Asthma 2. Geriatrics 3. Trauma 4. Stroke/TIA 5. Simulation 6. Ultrasound 7. Cardiovascular
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Our faculty is engaged in a broad range of scholarly activity. Based on resident interest, residents and faculty work together to meet the requirement. Faculty also seek resident involvement with established research initiatives or scholarly activity opportunities that arise, such as book chapters and case studies submissions.
Unique attributes: 
We offer excellent training in Trauma, Critical Care and Ultrasound. We offer training at two well-established teaching hospitals: MetroHealth Medical Center and Cleveland Clinic. Paired together, the residency experience is not duplicated anywhere.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
MetroHealth Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
731
Number of beds in ED: 
75
Total number of annual ED visits: 
102588
Pediatric visits (%): 
17
Admission rate (%): 
14
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
3
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
25
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Second Site
Institution name: 
Cleveland Clinic 2008 data
Number of beds in hospital: 
954
Number of beds in ED: 
34
Total number of annual ED visits: 
57188
Pediatric visits (%): 
14
Admission rate (%): 
21
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
7
Unique Attributes: 
World Class care comparable to no one
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
50
Female faculty (%): 
20
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
36
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
1
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Emergency Medicine 20 wks
Internal Medicine-Medical Stepdown 4 wks
Anesthesia 4 wks
Pediatric Rapid Access 4 wks
Ultrasound 4 wks
Obstetrics / Gynecology 4 wks
Surgical Intensive Care Unit 4 wks
Trauma 4 wks
PGY-2: 
Emergency Medicine 32 wks
Medical Intensive Care Unit 4 wks
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 4 wks
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit 4 wks
Orthopedics 4 wks
PGY-3: 
Emergency Medicine 36 wks
Life Flight 4 wks
Toxicology 4 wks
Elective 4 wks
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
48353.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
15.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
comprehensive medical / dental / vision
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Dues: Yes. Memberships to ACEP, SAEM, Ohio ACEP, AAEM, and Air Medical Physician Association Subscriptions: Annals of Emergency Medicine and Academic Emergency Medicine, EM Reports on line, EM Rap Book allowance: Tintinalli, Roberts and Hedges Procedures, Ultrasound Books/Manuals provided Conference stipend: $1,500.00
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
10
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
25
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
30
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
98
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
98