Highland General Hospital

Submitted by AThompson on May 12, 2011 - 2:09pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
University of California, San Francisco
Institution Address: 
1411 E. 31st Street
Oakland, CA 94602
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.hghed.com/
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
Number of residents per entering class: 
10
Number of residents currently in training: 
40
Percentage of residents who are women: 
70.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
10
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 : 
Friday, February 1, 2008
Year accreditation expires: 
2013
Year program began: 
1980
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Auanja
Coordinator Last Name: 
Thompson
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
authompson@acmedctr.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 510 437 4564
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 510 437 8322
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department Chair
Chair First Name: 
Dr. Barry
Chair Last Name: 
Simon
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Gene
Director Last Name: 
Hern, MS, MD
Director Email: 
emergentt@gmail.com
Director Phone: 
+1 510 437 4896
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Charlotte
Last Name: 
Willis, MD
Title: 
Associate Program Director
Phone: 
+1 510 437 8496
Email: 
charlottewills@mac.com
First Name: 
Aparajita
Last Name: 
Sohoni, MD
Title: 
Clerkship Director
Phone: 
+1 650 387 1292
Email: 
sohoni79@gmail.com
Research Director
First Name: 
Dr. Harrison
Last Name: 
Alter
Phone: 
+1 510 437 4562
Areas of department research interest: 
Ultrasound, sedation, and infectious disease.
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
25
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
25
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
25
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Active involvement in research projects, case reports and literature review.
Unique attributes: 
Resident Foundation Support and a dedicated Research Director.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
120
Total number of annual ED visits: 
65000
Pediatric visits (%): 
3
Admission rate (%): 
15
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
3
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
15
Unique attributes: 
Electronic ED chart, Electronic tracking
Second Site
Institution name: 
University of California
Number of beds in hospital: 
790
Total number of annual ED visits: 
36000
Pediatric visits (%): 
15
Admission rate (%): 
33
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
8
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
8
Miles from primary training institution: 
4
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic ED chart, Electronic tracking, Electronic patient records
Third Site
Institution name: 
Children's Hospital Medical Center Oakland
Number of beds in hospital: 
193
Total number of annual ED visits: 
27454
Pediatric visits (%): 
99
Admission rate (%): 
24
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
12
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
4
Miles from primary training institution: 
15
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs, Electronic tracking
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
31
Number of core faculty: 
17
Number of clinical faculty: 
31
Female faculty (%): 
31
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
HGH ED - 2 monthS
HGH TRAUMA - 1 month
UCSF EM - 1 month
UCSF PEDS - 1 month
UCSF NEURO - 1 month
HGH GYN - 1 month
HGH MED - 2 monthS
HGH Ortho - 1 month
Vacation - 1 month
SFGH EM - 1 month
HGH MICU - 1 month
PGY-2: 
CHMCO PICU - 1 month
CHMCO ED - 1 month
HGH ED - 4.5 months
UCSF PCC - 1 month
UCSF ED - 1.5 months
Kaiser Permanente CCU - 1 month
Vacation - 1 month
HGH Ortho - 1.5 months
HGH Ortho - 1.5 months
PGY-3: 
HGH Trauma - 1 month
HGH ED - 6 months
Eden ED - 1 month
CHMCO ED - 1 month
UCSF ED - 1 month
UCSF ICU - 1 month
ELective - 1 month
Vacation - 1 month
PGY-4: 
Vacation - 1 month
HGH ED - 7 months
CHMCO ED - 1 month
UCSF ED - 2 months
HGH Trauma - 1 month
Elective - 1 month
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
51332.74
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
1700.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Health, dental, and disability
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Number of vacation or personal days:PGY 1: 2 months and PGY 2-4: 1 month. Four weeks leave at the end of internship prior to R2 year, relocation allowance $1800.00 and unique location. Chief residents have educational allowance for conferences along with a $500.00 stipend, all residents have secured days off per year for CME and weekly alloted time frames. Lab coats and scrubs provided. On-line access to Up to Date, on-line EM tests and online journals.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
6
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
8
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
99
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
98