Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital

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Description

Drexel combines a university site with multiple community sites as well as teachers who have written world renown procedure books and toxicology literature. There are unique in running their own ICU staffed by dual boarded ICU/EM faculty.

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

PGY3

  • CCU 2 blocks
  • EM 9 blocks
  • Chief Resident 1 block
  • Research 1 block
  • Teaching Rotation 1 block
  • Research 1 block

Electives

Fellowships

-Medical Toxicology -Medical Simulation -Emergency Medical Services

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator: Mary Baxter Email: mary.baxter@drexelmed.edu Phone: +1 215 762 2365

External Links

http://www.drexelmed.edu/DepartmentsCentersandInstitutes/ClinicalDepts/EmergencyMedicine/tabid/331/Default.aspx

See Also