Emergency Medicine
 Letter
from the Program Director of the Emergency
Medicine Residency Program
The Emergency Medicine Residency and
the combined Emergency Medicine/ Internal
Medicine residency at UMDNJ/SOM exists
to provide the highest quality post
graduate education in the specialty
of Emergency Medicine for graduates
of Osteopathic medical schools. These
residencies now have a rich tradition
of excellence that dates back to their
inception in 1993. Based at the Kennedy
Health System (KHS), a three hospital
system that provides leadership in healthcare
in southern New Jersey while maintaining
its rich Osteopathic heritage and philosophy,
the residency program combines the teaching
environment of an on campus osteopathic
medical school and 150 residents with
a unique community hospital setting.
Research in basic sciences and clinical
medicine are available and conducted
at the Stratford main campus of the
medical school noted for its prestigious
grant history.
During the past 10 years, the residency
program has undergone numerous refinements
to insure the graduating resident enters
the workforce with the knowledge base,
clinical training and technical skills
to practice emergency medicine efficiently
and competently in any environment ranging
with university teaching hospitals to
rural community hospitals with little
subspecialty back-up. Our graduates
practice in more than ten states with
several in Director Ship positions.
Their confidence and continuing achievements
affirm the quality of their residency
training.
The emergency medicine faculty is comprised
of 20 residency trained Doe's and MD's
with long histories of teaching experience
, many of whom have national level credentials
in academic medicine and research. The
weekly 5 hour didactic program combines
resident case presentations with core
content lectures, evidence based lectures
by guest professors in diverse subspecialties,
with journal article review.
The base hospitals provide exposure
to ED volumes ranging from 26,000 to
60,000 annual visits. A pediatric ED
is based at the high volume Washington
Township Division with training provided
by PEM experienced pediatricians. A
new Primary Stroke Center will open
soon at the Cherry Hill division to
provide timely comprehensive stroke
care to the community. Bedside clinical
ultrasonography is now available at
two divisions with training addressed
during radiology rotation and at the
bedside by trained faculty. The KHS
base hospitals provide the primary bedside
clinical teaching experience with a
patient acuity and diversity that meets
and exceeds the AOA and RRC training
requirements. To compliment this training
out rotations in level one trauma, Pediatric
Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Intensive
Care are provided through well established
and respected level one trauma and tertiary
care centers.
The UMDNJ/SOM EM and EM/IM residency
programs welcome your interest and prospective
candidacy. Please do not hesitate to
contact our Residency Coordinator if
you have any questions, and one of our
Program directors will contact you in
a timely manner.
Please feel free to explore our new
website and links for a more detailed
description of our program, campus,
demographics and cultural/leisure activities
that make southern New Jersey a great
place to train and live in a family
atmosphere.
Sincerely;
Co - Directors
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