Experience That Lasts A Lifetime.
Welcome to the York Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program’s webpage. Our Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a three year program utilizing a PGY-1, 2, 3 format, leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Our program is fully accredited by the ACGME-RRC and received an 8 year accreditation approval as part of a select group of programs participating in a pilot program.
The residency program is based at York Hospital, a busy community teaching hospital, and provides additional patient care experiences at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Chambersburg Hospital, and the Pinnacle Health Toxicology Center at Harrisburg Hospital. These diverse centers provide an outstanding breadth of training experiences.
Our residency program is clinically oriented and stresses patient contact and decision making at all levels of training. We take pride in telling other physicians from around the world that our residents are exceptionally well-prepared for clinical, administrative, or academic practice.
Please take a look at details of our residency program on this website. We are very proud of our training program and the people who make York Hospital an outstanding choice for your future training in emergency medicine.
A Balanced Approach to Residency Training
We strive to provide a consistent educational approach in a variety of clinical settings. To accomplish this, our residents receive several weeks of training in several different nearby institutions, in addition to their core training at York Hospital.
York Hospital
- Full-service community teaching hospital
- Serves 650,000 residents in York and surrounding counties
- Member of the prestigious Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH)
- Regional Trauma Center (Level II)
- Over 2,100 trauma admissions yearly
- Helicopter transport from two primary aeromedical systems
- Regional Referral Centers
- Cardiology/cardiothoracic surgery
24/7 cardiac catheterization laboratory, electrophysiology studies, echocardiography, left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement, etc.
- Neurosurgery/Neurology/Pediatric Neurology
- Women’s healthcare services
- Oncology
- Stroke care
- Advanced Imaging Capabilities
- Emergency Ultrasound
- 2 machines in ED
- 1 machine in Trauma Bay
- Two CT scanners adjacent to ED
- Including new 64-slice scanner
- MRI directly adjacent to ED
- Full services in vascular/interventional radiology
- Excellent Educational Environment
- Residency Programs
- Dentistry
- Family Medicine
- General Surgery
- Internal Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Transitional Year
- Orthopaedic Surgery (combined program with Memorial Hospital of York)
Emergency Department
- 42 beds – all equipped for cardiac monitoring
- Critical Care area
- Intermediate Care area
Emergency Transitional Care Unit (ETCU)
- For stable patients to await consultation or further ED evaluation
- Patients may be discharged from the unit, admitted to the floor, or admitted to an observation unit
- 16 monitored-bed facility
- Staffed 24 hours a day by Emergency Department personnel
- Three Trauma Bays
- Crisis Intervention/Psychiatry Center
- Staffed 24 hours a day by trained behavioral health personnel
- Three lock-down rooms
- Computerized patient tracking system
- Computerized ED patient record system
- Outstanding ancillary staff and support
- Trained ED nurses, many with CEN certification
- Emergency Care Technicians (ECTs)
- Patient Support Specialists (PSSs)
- Patient Representatives
- SAFE/DOVE Teams to assist in the evaluation of sexual assault and domestic violence victims
- ED Volume – 75,000 visits/year
- 20% Pediatrics
- Over 1500 trauma admissions yearly
Resident Experience - A Foundation for the Future
Emergency Medicine (EM) residents and faculty are integral members of the Regional Trauma Center team. EM residents participate as Trauma Team Leaders and are responsible for airway management in all trauma cases.
Other highlights of the EM resident clinical experience include:
- Answering majority of over 4000 annual EMS calls yearly
- All residents certified as medical command physicians during EM-2 year
- Exposure to wide variety of clinical cases, including large population with acute coronary syndromes and dysrhythmias
- Helipad directly outside the ED entrance
- Direct scene transport for trauma patients
- Transfer of trauma and medical patients from referring hospitals
- Active involvement with 2 major aeromedical services
Dedicated Faculty
Our residency program is staffed by ABEM Board-Certified Emergency Physicians who are dedicated teachers. Our faculty possess a wide variety of clinical and teaching interests and previous experiences. This allows residents exposure to education in emergency medicine from many different perspectives.
Many of our faculty have also completed the ACEP/EMF Teaching Fellowship, further enhancing their ability to educate our residents. We take a strong interest in developing the teaching skills of our residents as well, and faculty and residents all engage in didactic as well as clinical teaching. Please click here for more information on our residency leadership team and faculty.
Medical School Affiliations
York Hospital is a major clinical affiliate of the Penn State University College of Medicine, and clinical appointments for our emergency medicine faculty are maintained via Penn State University. Several faculty members also hold dual appointments at Drexel University College of Medicine.
York Hospital Medical School Affiliates
- Penn State University College of Medicine
- Drexel University College of Medicine
- Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (OPTI)
- The University of Maryland School of Medicine
- The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Students from all of these schools, as well as many other medical schools, rotate on a regular basis at York Hospital. We pride ourselves on maintaining an excellent educational milieu for residents and medical students, and there is strong support for medical education at the highest levels of hospital administration. Please click here for additional information regarding our medical student rotations.
Affiliate Hospitals
The York Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program maintains several rotations at our affiliate hospitals. These rotations were selected to enhance specific educational experiences during the residency program. All faculty for emergency medicine rotations are ABEM Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine or Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Gettysburg Hospital
This 102 bed community hospital, located in historic Gettysburg, is our sister institution and a member of WellSpan Health. Our residents spend one week during the anesthesia rotation, and are afforded a tremendous clinical exposure to a wide variety of cases.
Chambersburg Hospital
This rural 217-bed community hospital provides unique experiences for Emergency Medicine residents. The rural location allows observation of and experience with a different practice style.
Highlights include:
- 40,000 visit ED
- Newly remodeled ED
- 25% pediatric
- Outstanding education in billing, coding, and documentation.
One of the premier children’s hospitals in the world, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is the site of an excellent pediatric emergency medicine rotation.
Highlights include:
- ED volume greater than 72,000 visits per year
- Full spectrum of pediatric emergencies
- Urban academic center
- Nationally-renowned faculty
- Interaction with EM residents from other local programs
- Apartment for resident use is maintained in Philadelphia
Pinnacle Health Toxicology Center/Harrisburg Hospital
The Pinnacle Health Toxicology Center represents the first dedicated inpatient toxicology unit in the United States.
Home of a toxicology fellowship program and staffed by Board-Certified Toxicologists, this center receives patients from throughout central Pennsylvania. Regular conferences and didactic sessions enhance this one-of-a-kind experience.
To access the Intranet page for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program, click here. (A username and password are required for access.)