University of Califorina, San Francisco - San Francisco General Hospital

Submitted by EPhongsasavithes on May 19, 2011 - 11:19am
Medical School Affiliation: 
UCSF School of Medicine
Institution Address: 
505 Parnassus Ave, M24
San Francisco, CA 94143-0203
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.emresidency.ucsf.edu
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
Number of residents per entering class: 
12
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year program began: 
2007
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Eve
Coordinator Last Name: 
Phongsasavithes
Coordinator Email: 
eve.phong@ucsf.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 415 353 1529
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 415 353 1529
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department/Division Chair
Chair First Name: 
Michael
Chair Last Name: 
Callaham, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director (PD)
Director First Name: 
Susan
Director Last Name: 
Promes, MD
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Esther
Last Name: 
Chen, MD,
First Name: 
Christopher
Last Name: 
Fee, MD
Research Director
First Name: 
Robert
Last Name: 
Rodriguez, MD
Areas of department research interest: 
Ultrasound, toxicology, EMS/Diaster Medicine, public health, neurologic emergencies (stroke/head injury)
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
60
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
80
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
160
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents will participate in journal clubs and will complete a scholarly project in the resident's Area of Distinction which will be presented at the annual Residency Research Symposium as senior residents. Residents will also have the opportunity to participate in textbook chapter publications, multimedia educational website publication and ongoing clinical research with EM faculty. Two EM residents per year will be accepted to participate in the longitudinal UCSF Resident Research Program.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
University of California San Francisco, Moffitt-Long Hospital (MLH)
Number of beds in hospital: 
526
Number of beds in ED: 
29
Total number of annual ED visits: 
35985
Pediatric visits (%): 
14
Admission rate (%): 
22
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
9
Unique attributes: 
Electronic chart Digital radiographs Electronic tracking
Second Site
Institution name: 
San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH)
Number of beds in hospital: 
350
Number of beds in ED: 
27
Total number of annual ED visits: 
52518
Pediatric visits (%): 
5
Admission rate (%): 
17
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
5
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
13
Miles from primary training institution: 
4
Unique Attributes: 
Level 1 Trauma Center EMS Base Station Digital Radiographs
Third Site
Institution name: 
Children's Hospital and Research Center of Oakland (CHRCO)
Number of beds in hospital: 
193
Number of beds in ED: 
23
Total number of annual ED visits: 
51669
Pediatric visits (%): 
99
Admission rate (%): 
13
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
4
Level 1 Trauma verification? : 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
13
Unique Attributes: 
Digital radiographs Electronic tracking
Fourth Site
Institution name: 
San Francisco Kaiser
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic chart
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
60
Number of core faculty: 
16
Number of clinical faculty: 
32
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
45
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Emergency Medicine (5 blocks)
Basic Ultrasound (0.5 blocks)
Gynecology (0.5 blocks)
Cardiology/CCU (1 block)
Urgent Care (1 block)
Obstetrics (1 block)
Neuro ICU (1 block)
Radiology/Dental Service (1 block)
Anesthesia (1 block)
Pediatric Urgent Care (1 block)
PGY-2: 
Emergency Medicine (8 blocks)
Pediatric ICU (1 block)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1 block)
Trauma Surgery (1 block)
Orthopedics (1 block)
Toxicology (1 block)
PGY-3: 
Emergency Medicine (7 blocks)
Medical ICU (1 block)
Surgical ICU (1 block)
CHRCO Pediatric Emergency Medicine(1 blo
Elective (1 block)
Advanced Ultrasound (1 block)
SF Kaiser Community ED (1 block)
PGY-4: 
Emergency Medicine (9 blocks)
EMS/Disaster Prepardness (0.5 block)
Administrative (0.5 block)
Elective (3 blocks)
Resident Benefits
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
500.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
28.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Residents receive full benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision) for themselves and their dependents, AD&D, and disability insurance
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Partial reimbursement of new and renewed medical license * Partial reimbursement of USMLE Step 3 examination fees * The City and County of San Francisco offers a small stipend to bilingual residents fluent in any of a number of languages spoken by our patient population (Spanish, Tagolog, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese) * Up to $200 reimbursement per year for educational expenses (journal subscription, stethoscope, exams, etc) *All PGY 4 residents have tuition and travel expenses paid to attend the ACEP Scientific Assembly