Naval Medical Center, San Diego

Submitted by mdelvalle on May 18, 2011 - 1:04pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
Institution Address: 
34800 Bob Wilson Drive
San Diego, CA 92134
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/Pages/default.aspx
Program Training Format: 
PGY 2 - 4
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year program began: 
1984
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Melissa
Coordinator Last Name: 
Del Valle
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
melissa.delvalle@med.navy.mil
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 619 532 8276
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 619 532 5307
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
John
Chair Last Name: 
Love, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Director
Director First Name: 
David
Director Last Name: 
Tanen, MD
Director Email: 
david.tanen@med.navy.mil
Director Phone: 
+1 619 532 8276
Research Director
First Name: 
Michael
Last Name: 
Matteucci, MD
Email: 
michael.matteucci@med.navy.mil
Phone: 
+1 619 532 8276
Areas of department research interest: 
contrast induced nephropathy, education of interns, febrile infants
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Number of beds in hospital: 
450
Number of beds in ED: 
27
Total number of annual ED visits: 
45000
Pediatric visits (%): 
20000
Admission rate (%): 
11
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
3
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
18
Second Site
Institution name: 
Scripps-Mercy Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
300
Number of beds in ED: 
31
Total number of annual ED visits: 
43000
Pediatric visits (%): 
6000
Admission rate (%): 
25
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
9
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
3
Miles from primary training institution: 
2
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
15
Female faculty (%): 
2
Block Schedule
PGY-2: 
EM 6.5 blks (BLOCK=4 weeks)
Anesth 1 blk
EM Childrens 1 blk*
Trauma 1 blk*
CCU 1 blk
PICU 1 blk*
Ortho .5 blk
OB .5 blk
Elective .5 blk
PGY-3: 
EM 5 blk
EM 2 blk*
EM Childrens 1 blk*
MICU 1 blk
MICU 1 blk*
Tox 1 blk*
Trauma 1 blk*
EMS 1/2 blk
U/S 1/2 blk
PGY-4: 
EM 6.5 blk
EM 3 blk*
EM Elective 1 blk*
Trauma 1 blk*
Elective 1.5 blk
Resident Benefits
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Dues: One year membership to SAEM Subscriptions: EMRap, EMabstracts Book allowance: No Conference stipend: Yes. All EM1s are sponsored to attend the annual SAEM conference: full funding is also available to attend meetings where original research is being presented.