Regions Hospital/Health Partners Institute for Medical Education Regions Hospital

Submitted by Regionsem on May 19, 2011 - 10:37am
Medical School Affiliation: 
University of Minnesota
Institution Address: 
640 Jackson Street Regions Hospital
St. Paul, MN 55101
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.regionsem.org/
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
10
Number of residents currently in training: 
29
Percentage of residents who are women: 
38.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
108
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 8, 2008
Year accreditation expires: 
2014
Year program began: 
1996
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Pat
Coordinator Last Name: 
Anderson
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
Patricia.K.Anderson@HealthPartners.com
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 651 254 5091
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 651 254 5216
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Kurt
Chair Last Name: 
Isenberger, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Felix
Director Last Name: 
Ankel, MD
Director Email: 
ankel001@umn.edu
Director Phone: 
+1 651 254 3666
Research Director
First Name: 
Bradley
Last Name: 
Gordon, MD
Email: 
bradley.d.gordon@healthpartners.com
Phone: 
+1 651 254 5211
Areas of department research interest: 
Toxicology, medical education, ultrasonography
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
38
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
83
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
40
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
all residents are required to complete a scholarly project. Research, EMS and education are three options available.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Regions Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
398
Number of beds in ED: 
55
Total number of annual ED visits: 
75000
Pediatric visits (%): 
8
Admission rate (%): 
24
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
10
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
18
Second Site
Institution name: 
Children's Hospital and Clinics - St. Paul
Number of beds in hospital: 
116
Number of beds in ED: 
21
Total number of annual ED visits: 
0
Pediatric visits (%): 
36367
Admission rate (%): 
10
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
17
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
2
Miles from primary training institution: 
2
Third Site
Institution name: 
Children's Hospital and Clinics - Minneapolis
Number of beds in hospital: 
163
Number of beds in ED: 
20
Total number of annual ED visits: 
0
Pediatric visits (%): 
34000
Admission rate (%): 
10
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
17
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
10
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
31
Number of core faculty: 
10
Number of clinical faculty: 
30
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
1
Female faculty (%): 
34
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
50
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
12
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Emergency Medicine 13.8 weeks
EMS 4 weeks
MICU 4 weeks
Cardiology 4 weeks
SICU 5.2 weeks
Orthopedics 4 weeks
Pediatric EM 4 weeks
Ob/GYN 4 weeks
Anesthesia/Ultrasound 4 weeks
Toxicology 4 weeks
PGY-2: 
Emergency Medicine 29.6 weeks
Plastics 4 weeks
SICU 5.2 weeks
Community EM 4 weeks
Pediatric EM 5.2 weeks
MICU 4 weeks
PGY-3: 
Emergency Medicine 34.6 weeks
Pediatric EM 4 weeks
Community EM 4 weeks
SICU 5.2 weeks
Elective 4 weeks
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
48779.00
Uniform allowance per year: 
2 lab coats and 4 sets of scrubs at onset of residency
Number of vacation or personal days: 
21.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
medical, dental, life, disability
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Educational stipend allowance per year: $1300 first year; $300 second year, $300 third year Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: Resident CME policy: SAEM conference in first year, stipend for for resident presentations at national/regional meetings or national committee involvement. Dues paid for ACEP/EMRA, SAEM, AAEM which include: subscriptions to Annals of Emergency Medicine, Academic Emergency Medicine and Journal of Emergency Medicine and EM-RAP.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
7
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
19
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
26
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
91
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
98