Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Submitted by WBrendle on July 19, 2011 - 3:16pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Institution Address: 
500 University Drive PO Box 850
Hershey, PA 17033-0850
United States
See map: Google Maps
Mailing Address
Address1: 
Emergency Medicine - H043
Address2: 
PO Box 850 .
Address3: 
500 University Dr
City: 
Hershey
State: 
Pennsylvania
Zip: 
17033
Website(s): 
http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/emergencymedicine/home
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
8
Number of residents currently in training: 
24
Percentage of residents who are women: 
20.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
40
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
0
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Year accreditation expires: 
2014
Year program began: 
2004
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Wendy
Coordinator Last Name: 
Brendle
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
wbrendle@hmc.psu.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 717 531 1443
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 717 531 4441
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chair of Emergency Medicine & Associate Dean for Clinical Research
Chair First Name: 
Thomas
Chair Last Name: 
Terndrup, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Program Director
Director First Name: 
Kevin C.
Director Last Name: 
King, MD
Director Email: 
kking1@hmc.psu.edu
Director Phone: 
+1 717 531 1443
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
D. Robert
Last Name: 
Rodgers, MD, RDMS
Title: 
Associate Program Director
Phone: 
+1 717 531 1443
Email: 
drodgers@hmc.psu.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
Michelle
Last Name: 
Fischer, MD
Email: 
mfischer1@hmc.psu.edu
Phone: 
+1 717 531 8955
Areas of department research interest: 
Emergency medical services/air medical services, early stroke care, emergency airway management, protocolized sepsis care, MRSA screening, emergent cardiac care, traumatic brain injury
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
20
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
The requirement can be satisfied by either completing an original research project, an evidence-based-medicine review of the literature aimed at answering a specific clinical question, or being substantially involved in a faculty research project. Each resident presents the results of their scholarly activity on resident research presentation day.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
484
Number of beds in ED: 
54
Total number of annual ED visits: 
61083
Pediatric visits (%): 
25
Admission rate (%): 
19
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
5
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
22
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Unique attributes: 
Electronic medical record, digital radiography, electronic prescribing, accredited stroke center, level I adult and pediatric trauma center, spinal cord injury referral center and high fidelity simulation center.
Second Site
Institution name: 
Harrisburg Hospital/Pinnacle Health System
Total number of annual ED visits: 
63400
Pediatric visits (%): 
21
Admission rate (%): 
19
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
2
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
2
Miles from primary training institution: 
15
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
21
Number of core faculty: 
8
Number of clinical faculty: 
21
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
19
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
0
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
5
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Emergency Medicine - 5 months
Emergency Orthopedics - 1 month
Anesthesia - 1 month
Cardiology - 1 month
MICU - 1 month
OB/GYN - 1 month
Pediatrics - 1 month
Trauma Surgery - 1 month
PGY-2: 
Emergency Medicine - 8 months
Community Emergency Medicine - 1 month
EMS - 1 month
SICU - 1 month
Toxicology - 1 month
PGY-3: 
Emergency Medicine - 9.5 months
Community Emergency Medicine - 1 month
Elective - 1 month
Selective - .5 month
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
49000.00
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
400.00
Uniform allowance per year: 
0
Number of vacation or personal days: 
15.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Health insurance, dental insurance & vision insurance (resident pays a portion of the premium). Life/disability and malpractice insurance.
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Memberships: ACEP, SAEM, AAEM, EMRA. Texbooks: Tintinalli, Emergency Medicine; Roberts & Hedges, Emergency Medicine Procedures; Ma & Mateer, Emergency Ultrasound. PEPID (3-yr subscription - PDA emergency medicine reference database). Fitness center on campus (discounted membership)
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
3