State University of New York at Buffalo

Submitted by DMcCarthy on May 19, 2011 - 2:08pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo General Hospital
Institution Address: 
100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203-1154
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.sunyabem.org/
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year program began: 
1994
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Diane
Coordinator Last Name: 
McCarthy
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 716 859 1499
Coordinator Fax: 
+01 716 859 1555
Department Chair:
Chair First Name: 
G. Richard
Chair Last Name: 
Braen, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Director
Director First Name: 
Christian
Director Last Name: 
DeFazio, MD
Research Director
First Name: 
Ron
Last Name: 
Moscati, MD
Email: 
moscati@acsu.buffalo.edu
Phone: 
+01 716 898 5925
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Buffalo General Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
741
Number of beds in ED: 
29
Total number of annual ED visits: 
38500
Pediatric visits (%): 
900
Admission rate (%): 
40
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
15
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
9
Second Site
Institution name: 
Erie Cty. Med Ctr
Number of beds in hospital: 
550
Number of beds in ED: 
30
Total number of annual ED visits: 
40000
Pediatric visits (%): 
1000
Admission rate (%): 
33
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
20
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
17
Miles from primary training institution: 
1
Third Site
Institution name: 
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Number of beds in hospital: 
321
Number of beds in ED: 
25
Total number of annual ED visits: 
500
Pediatric visits (%): 
47500
Admission rate (%): 
10
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
5
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
4
Miles from primary training institution: 
3
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
16
Female faculty (%): 
4
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
ORIENTATION
ADULT EM 1
ADULT EM 2
ADULT EM 3
PEDIATRIC EM
OB/GYN
ACUTE GERIATRICS
MICU
ULTRASOUND
PED EM
TRAUMA
ANESTHESIOLOGY
PGY-2: 
ADULT EM 1
ADULT EM 2
ADULT EM 3
ADULT EM 4
ADULT EM 5
PED EM
PED ICU
TICU
PRTHOPEDICS
RAD/EYE/OMFS
HAND SURGERY/ORTHO
SELECTIVE
EMS/TOXICOLOGY
PGY-3: 
ADULT EM 1
ADULT EM 2
ADULT EM 3
ADULT EM 4
ADULT EM 5
ADULT EM 6
ADULT EM 7
ADULT EM 8
ADULT EM 9
ADULT EM 10
PEDIATRIC EM
SELECTIVE
Resident Benefits
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Dues: As below Subscriptions: $2500 total for 3 yrs (for dues/books/memberships, etc.) Book allowance: as above Conference stipend: $1,200 in EM2 or EM3 year if resident is author of accepted paper.