George Washington University Emergency Medicine Residency

Submitted by TSparrow on May 17, 2011 - 8:29am
Medical School Affiliation: 
George Washington University Emergency Medicine Residency
Institution Address: 
2150 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest #2B-421
Washington, DC 20037
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.gwemed.edu/residency.htm
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year program began: 
1976
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Towanda
Coordinator Last Name: 
Sparrow
Coordinator Email: 
tsparrow@mfa.gwu.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 202 741 2914
Department Chair:
Chair First Name: 
Robert
Chair Last Name: 
Shesser, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Director
Director First Name: 
Raymond
Director Last Name: 
Lucas, MD
Research Director
First Name: 
Jeremy
Last Name: 
Brown, MD
Phone: 
+01 202 741 2911
Areas of department research interest: 
1. General Clinical Research; 2. Health Policy; 3.International Emergency Medicine.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
GWU Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
250
Number of beds in ED: 
35
Total number of annual ED visits: 
65000
Pediatric visits (%): 
1000
Admission rate (%): 
17
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
3
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
15
Second Site
Institution name: 
Fairfax Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
893
Number of beds in ED: 
65
Total number of annual ED visits: 
82000
Admission rate (%): 
27
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
7
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
7
Miles from primary training institution: 
10
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
32
Female faculty (%): 
14
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
2 mo ER George Washington (GWU)
1 mo ER Fairfax (FFX)
1 mo ER Prince George’s (PG)
1 mo ICU GWU
1 mo CCU GWU
2.5 mos Medicine wards GWU
1 mo Peds wards FFX
0.5 mo Adult Anesthesia GWU
0.5 mo Peds Anesthesia Children’s
1 mo Ortho/Wound Care GWU
0.5 mo Obstetrics FFX
PGY-2: 
4 mos ER GWU
2 mos ER FFX
1 mo ER PG
1 mo Peds ER Children’s
1 mo ICU FFX
1 mo CCU GWU
0.5 mo Ultrasound
0.5 mo EMS
0.5 mo Toxicology
PGY-3: 
4 mos ER GWU
2 mos ER FFX
1 mo ER PG
1 mo Peds ER FFX
2 mos Trauma FFX
1 mo ICU FFX
1 mo Elective
PGY-4: 
6 mos ER GWU
2 mos ER FFX
1 mo ER PG
1 mo PICU FFX
2 mos Elective
Resident Benefits
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No