Synergy Medical Education Alliance

Submitted by PSewell on May 19, 2011 - 3:44pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Synergy Medical Education Alliance
Institution Address: 
1000 Houghton Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48602
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.synergymedical.org
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
10
Number of residents currently in training: 
30
Percentage of residents who are women: 
36.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
10
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
0
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Year accreditation expires: 
2012
Year program began: 
1998
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Patti
Coordinator Last Name: 
Sewell
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
em@synergymedical.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 989 583 6817
Department Chair:
Chair First Name: 
Mary Jo
Chair Last Name: 
Wagner, MD
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Mary Jo
Director Last Name: 
Wagner, MD
Director Email: 
em@synergymedical.org
Director Phone: 
+1 989 583 6817
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Christian
Last Name: 
Jacobus, MD
Title: 
Assistant Program Director
Phone: 
+1 989 583 6817
Email: 
em@synergymedical.org
First Name: 
Tracie
Last Name: 
Potis, MD
Title: 
Assistant Program Director
Phone: 
+1 9895836817
Email: 
em@synergymedical.org
First Name: 
Mildred
Last Name: 
Willy, MD
Phone: 
+1 9895836817
Email: 
em@synergymedical.org
Research Director
First Name: 
Mary Lynn
Last Name: 
Arvanitis, DO
Email: 
em@synergymedical.org
Areas of department research interest: 
Pain management, curriculum development, prehospital
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
14
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
5 book chapters, 2 books edited, 10 abstracts
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Covenant
Number of beds in hospital: 
705
Number of beds in ED: 
47
Total number of annual ED visits: 
85000
Pediatric visits (%): 
20
Admission rate (%): 
26
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
5
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
15
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Second Site
Institution name: 
Saint Mary's
Number of beds in hospital: 
268
Number of beds in ED: 
13
Total number of annual ED visits: 
25000
Pediatric visits (%): 
4
Admission rate (%): 
37
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
6
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
4
Miles from primary training institution: 
2
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
42
Number of core faculty: 
13
Number of clinical faculty: 
31
Female faculty (%): 
40
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
20
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
1
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Emergency Medicine 4
Anesthesia/Ultrasound 1
OB/GYN 1
Internal Medicine 1/2
Oral Surgery 1/2
Trauma SICU 1
Ophthalmology 1/2
MICU 1
Pediatrics 1*
Ortho 1
Neurosurgery 1/2
PGY-2: 
Emergency Medicine 6 and 1*
PICU 1
Cardiology 1
Elective 1
Radiology 1/2
Plastic Surgery 1
EMS 1/2
PGY-3: 
Emergency Medicine 6 and 2*
EM Administration/U/S 1
EM/Peds 1
EM/Trauma 1*
Elective 1
MICU 1
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
45686.00
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
1000.00
Uniform allowance per year: 
$80/year
Number of vacation or personal days: 
21.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
BCBS, dental, life, long-term disability, vision, malpractice
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Book Allowance/Conference/computer or smart phone purchase allowed Conference stipend: EMY-1 $1000; EMY-2 $1250; EMY-3 $1450 Other: transitional allowance = $1000 Additional funds for residents presenting research at conferences Paid Membership Dues: MSMS, SAEM, EMRA, MCEP, ACEP Subscriptions: Procedures Consult, EM Sono, Access EM, Annals of Emergency Medicine and Academic Emergency Medicine
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
2
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
7
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
33