Jocobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine

Submitted by EMorales on May 12, 2011 - 4:20pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Institution Address: 
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
United States
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Mailing Address
Address1: 
Jacobi 1W20/Jacobi Medical Center
State: 
New York
Website(s): 
http://www.jacobi-em.com/
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
Number of residents per entering class: 
18
Number of residents currently in training: 
72
Percentage of residents who are women: 
57.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
390
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
3
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Friday, May 13, 2005
Year accreditation expires: 
2013
Year program began: 
1974
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Elizabeth
Coordinator Last Name: 
Morales
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
jacobi.em@gmail.com
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 718 918 5820
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
E. John
Chair Last Name: 
Gallagher, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
PD
Director First Name: 
Thomas
Director Last Name: 
Perera, MD
Director Email: 
thomas.perera@nbhn.net
Director Phone: 
+1 718 920 7459
Research Director
First Name: 
Adrienne
Last Name: 
Birnbaum, MD
Email: 
adrienne.birnbaum@nbhn.net
Areas of department research interest: 
Pain management, informed consent, trauma
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
60
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
72
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
148
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents work in small groups with faculty mentors to complete at least one project of scholarly activity. Program provides 2 dedicated research blocks, full-time research director, subset of faculty with formal research trainng.
Unique attributes: 
Full-time research director, 8 faculty members with formal research training, 2 large volume EDs ideal for clinical research, ED data collectors, 2 dedicated research blocks in curriculum.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Jacobi Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
523
Number of beds in ED: 
57
Total number of annual ED visits: 
97125
Pediatric visits (%): 
43
Admission rate (%): 
32
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
8
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
66
Unique attributes: 
Digital radiographs Electronic patient records
Second Site
Institution name: 
Montefiore Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
675
Number of beds in ED: 
65
Total number of annual ED visits: 
132958
Pediatric visits (%): 
39
Admission rate (%): 
28
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
6
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
33
Miles from primary training institution: 
5
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
60
Number of core faculty: 
36
Number of clinical faculty: 
59
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
1
Female faculty (%): 
45
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
90
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Orientation/Anesthesia - 1 month
Jacobi adult medical ED - 2 months
Jacobi adult surgical ED - 1 month
Montefiore adult ED 2 months
Pedicatric ED 1 month
Internal medicine inpt - 2 months
Critical care - 2 months
OB 1/2 month
Ortho - 1/2 month
Vacation - 1 month
PGY-2: 
Jacobi Adult Medical ED 3 months
Jacobi Adult Surgical ED 3 months
Pediatric ED 1 month
Montefiore Adult ED 2 1/2 months
ED Gynecology 1 month
Research 1/2 month
EMS 1/2 month
Radiology 1/2 month
Vacation 1 month
PGY-3: 
Jacobi Adult Medical Chief 3 months
Jacobi Adult Surgical Chief 2 months
Pediatric ED 1 1/2 months
Montefiore Adult ED 2 months
Urgent Care / Fast Track 1 month
Cardiology 1/2 month
Toxicology 1 month
Ortho1/2 month
PICU 1/2 month
Vacation 1 month
PGY-4: 
Jacobi Pre-attending 3 months
Montefiore Adult ED 2 1/2 months
Pediatric ED 2 months
Urgent Care / Fast Track 1 month
Dermatology 1/2 month
TeachingED 1/2 month
Elective 2 months
Dental 1/2 month
Vacation 1 month
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
55900.00
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
500.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
20.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
medical, dental, life
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
meal benefit. Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: conference allowance Resident CME policy: conference allowance
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
11
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
55
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
35
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
95
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
95