Hennepin County Medical Center

Submitted by mhirschboeck on May 17, 2011 - 9:58am
Medical School Affiliation: 
Hennepin County Medical Center
Institution Address: 
701 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.hcmc.org
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
11
Number of residents currently in training: 
33
List combined programs: 
EM/IM
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Year program began: 
1972
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Mary
Coordinator Last Name: 
Hirschboek
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
mary.hirschboeck@hcmed.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 612 873 5683
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 612 904 4241
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Joseph
Chair Last Name: 
Clinton, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency DIrector
Director First Name: 
Richard
Director Last Name: 
Gray, MD
Director Email: 
grayx022@umn.edu
Director Phone: 
+1 612 873 5683
Research Director
First Name: 
James
Last Name: 
Miner, MD
Email: 
miner015@umn.edu
Phone: 
+1 612 873 7586
Areas of department research interest: 
EMS, Pain and Sedation, Ultrasound ED based Research Associate Program, ED faculty representation on IRB committees at HCMC and the U of MN, multiple ongoing funded projects (NIH and private), varied faculty research interests, clinically based research. Please refer to our faculty research projects at http://www.hcmc.org/depts/em/currentresearch.htm
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
50
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
22
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
25
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Original research, case series/reports, EBM clinical review, Pod cast training sessions.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
HCMC
Number of beds in hospital: 
422
Number of beds in ED: 
57
Total number of annual ED visits: 
84718
Pediatric visits (%): 
17
Admission rate (%): 
13
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
31
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
25
Second Site
Institution name: 
North Memorial Med Ctr (secondary)
Number of beds in hospital: 
518
Number of beds in ED: 
41
Total number of annual ED visits: 
71096
Pediatric visits (%): 
15
Admission rate (%): 
22
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
24
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
2
Miles from primary training institution: 
3
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
24
Female faculty (%): 
13
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
EM - 5 months
ED Ortho/EMS - 1 month
EM/Tox - 1 month
Pediatrics - 1 month
OB/GYN - 1 month
Cardiology - 1 month
Surgery - 1 month
MICU - 1 month
PGY-2: 
EM - 7 months
ED Ortho - 1 month
Surgery - 1 month
MICU - 1 month
Neurosurgery - 2 months
PGY-3: 
EM - 10 months
Cardiology - 1 month
Elective - 1 month
Resident Benefits
Number of vacation or personal days: 
38.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Life, Dental, Health (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) and Disability insurance provided
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Parking is provided at no cost to residents in a ramp adjacent to the hospital • Meals- a generous meal allowance is provided. Residents are issued ID cards, which serve as meal passes. • Resident Exercise Center - a 24-hour exercise center is available to residents. The center offers a variety of equipment, free weights and showering facility. • Resident Assistance Program (RAP)- this is an employee assistance program designed specifically for residents and is free of charge. • Moonlighting- Internal moonlighting is available to all our residents. In addition to expected opportunities within the hospital, our residents have also worked locally. • The Emergency Medicine Resident Library for exclusive use by Emergency Medicine Residents. • Two Computers in the Emergency Medicine Resident Library • All PGY - 1 Emergency Medicine Residents attend annual SAEM meeting. • One free textbook of the residents choice or a PDA is offered upon matriculation • Annual paid membership in ACEP, AAEM, SAEM, and EMRA • Free access to Up-to-Date
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
5
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
12
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
98
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
100