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==Description==
Located in Philadelphia, Drexel is a three year residency, with 15 positions per year. Drexel combines a university site with multiple community sites, for a broad-based exposure to EM. Members of the faculty have written world renowned procedure books and toxicology literature. The program includes a strong emphasis on critical care, and is unique in running its own ICU.
==History==
==History==
Dr. David Wagner founded the residency in 1971, making it one of the oldest EM residencies in the country. Dr. Pamela Benson served as the first resident. Together they created a program based on the principle that Emergency Medicine is best learned in the Emergency Department at the hands of EM practitioners.


==Leadership==
==Leadership==
*'''Department Chair:'''
*'''Department Chair:''' Richard Hamilton MD, FAAEM, FACMT
*'''Program Director:'''Richard Hamilton MD, FAAEM, FACMT
*'''Program Director:''' Ernest Leber, MD
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:'''
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Directors:''' Jessica Parsons, MD; Karima Sajadi-Ernazarova, MD
*'''Research Director:''' Edward Ramoska MD FACEP
 
==Training Locations==
==Training Locations==
===Primary Hospital===
===Primary Hospital===
Hahnemann University Hospital
*Hahnemann University Hospital
===Secondary Hospital===
 
Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
===Additional Sites===
===Tertiary Hospital===
*Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
Fitzgerald Mercy
*Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
===Quaternary Hospital===
*St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
 
==Curriculum==
==Curriculum==


===PGY1===
===PGY1===
*CCU 4 blocks  
*EM 5 blocks
*EM 6 blocks  
*Peds EM 2 blocks
*OB 1 block  
*ICU 4 blocks 
*Anesthesia 1 block  
*OB/NICU 1 block  
*Anesthesia 0.5 block  
*Research 0.5 block  
*Research 0.5 block  
*EMS 0.5  
*EMS 0.5  
*Ultrasound 1 block  
*Ultrasound 0.5 block  
*Sports Med 0.5 block  
*Sports Med 0.5 block
 
===PGY2===
===PGY2===
*CCU 2 blocks  
*EM 7 blocks
*EM 8 blocks  
*Peds EM 2 blocks
*Cardiology 1 block
*ICU 2 blocks
*NICU 1 block
*Research 1 block  
*Research 1 block  
*Tox 1 block  
*Tox 1 block
*Elective 1 block
 
===PGY3===
===PGY3===
*CCU 2 blocks  
*EM 9 blocks
*EM 9 blocks
*Peds EM 1 block
*Chief Resident 1 block  
*ICU 1.5 block
*Administration 1 block  
*Research 1 block  
*Research 1 block  
*Teaching Rotation 1 block  
*Teaching 1 block  
*Research 1 block
*Research 1 block
==Electives==


==Fellowships==
==Fellowships==
*[[Has::Toxicology fellowship]]
*[[Has::Simulation fellowship]]
*Injury and Public Health Research


==Contact Information==
==Contact Information==
Residency Coordinator: Mary Baxter
*Program Coordinator: Paul Hazen
Email: mary.baxter@drexelmed.edu
*Email: paul.hazen@drexelmed.edu
Phone: +1 215 762 2365
*Phone: (215) 762-4172
 
==External Links==
==External Links==
http://www.drexelmed.edu/DepartmentsCentersandInstitutes/ClinicalDepts/EmergencyMedicine/tabid/331/Default.aspx
http://www.drexel.edu/medicine/Academics/Residencies-and-Fellowships/Emergency-Medicine-Residency/
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]
*[[Council_of_Emergency_Medicine_Residency_Directors|Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)]]

Latest revision as of 09:04, 3 August 2025

Description

Located in Philadelphia, Drexel is a three year residency, with 15 positions per year. Drexel combines a university site with multiple community sites, for a broad-based exposure to EM. Members of the faculty have written world renowned procedure books and toxicology literature. The program includes a strong emphasis on critical care, and is unique in running its own ICU.

History

Dr. David Wagner founded the residency in 1971, making it one of the oldest EM residencies in the country. Dr. Pamela Benson served as the first resident. Together they created a program based on the principle that Emergency Medicine is best learned in the Emergency Department at the hands of EM practitioners.

Leadership

  • Department Chair: Richard Hamilton MD, FAAEM, FACMT
  • Program Director: Ernest Leber, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Directors: Jessica Parsons, MD; Karima Sajadi-Ernazarova, MD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

  • Hahnemann University Hospital

Additional Sites

  • Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
  • St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Curriculum

PGY1

  • EM 5 blocks
  • Peds EM 2 blocks
  • ICU 4 blocks
  • OB/NICU 1 block
  • Anesthesia 0.5 block
  • Research 0.5 block
  • EMS 0.5
  • Ultrasound 0.5 block
  • Sports Med 0.5 block

PGY2

  • EM 7 blocks
  • Peds EM 2 blocks
  • ICU 2 blocks
  • Research 1 block
  • Tox 1 block
  • Elective 1 block

PGY3

  • EM 9 blocks
  • Peds EM 1 block
  • ICU 1.5 block
  • Administration 1 block
  • Research 1 block
  • Teaching 1 block
  • Research 1 block

Fellowships

Contact Information

  • Program Coordinator: Paul Hazen
  • Email: paul.hazen@drexelmed.edu
  • Phone: (215) 762-4172

External Links

http://www.drexel.edu/medicine/Academics/Residencies-and-Fellowships/Emergency-Medicine-Residency/

See Also