MetroHealth Medical Center

• Established in 1837 as a city infirmary
• One of the nation's most successful publicly owned hospitals
• 731-licensed bed teaching hospital providing care to more than 150,000 patients in the Cleveland area
• A primary teaching hospital for Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Offers intensive training for physicians and medical professional in more than 25 medical specialties
• Received Premier Award for Quality in 2010, joining an elite group of acute care hospitals -- one of just 24 nationwide -- for quality, efficiency and process of care
• Earned the Triple Gold Achievement Award in AHA's Get With the Guidelines program for treatment of coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke
• "Top Docs" listed in Cleveland Magazine's Best Doctors in America

Specialized Services

Trauma

• Verified Level 1 Trauma Center
• Verified Level 2 Trauma Center with pediatric commitment
• Verified Level 1 Burn care center American College of Surgeons / American Burn Association

Metro Life Flight

• 2nd busiest in U.S.
• Flown over 52,000 flights over 27 years
• Three EC 145 helicopters based at three outlying locations
• Two ground units
• One fixed wing aircraft
• Verified by Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services
• Metro Life Flight

Critical Care

• ICU for neonates, medical, pediatric, cardiac, surgical and burns

Stroke Care

• Certified by the Joint Commission as a primary stroke center, the first in Northeastern Ohio to earn the designation

Rehabilitation Care

• One of 14 federally designed model centers for treatment of spinal cord injuries
• Ranks among top 5% of rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report

Department of Emergency Medicine

• Established as independent department in 1981
• Busiest Emergency Department in NE Ohio, treating more than 90,000 patients annually
• Emergency Department patients account for about 18% of all hospital admissions
• One-thrid of Emergency Department patients are children
• Opened a state-of-the-art Emergency Department within the new Critical Care Pavilion, June, 2004
  • 76 treatment rooms
  • 6 trauma suites 
  • 14-bed non-acute care unit
  • 14-bed CDU (observation unit)
• High-tech Emergency Department
  • Wireless phone system
  • Online medical records
  • Digital x-rays
  • Paperless ordering system for labs, radiology as well as admissions
  • Digital medical information system
• Bedside ultrasonography
• Medical command / base station for Cleveland EMS
• Received a Safety New Award from NAPH (National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems) for "Improving the Patient Experience"

Cleveland Clinic 

• Established as affiliate site to Emergency Medicine program in 1996
• Consistently rated among "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report
• Offers a wide range clinical pathology from around the world, from routine to the rare and complex

Specialized Services

• 954-bed tertiary care international referral center
• >100 specialties
• >1000 staff physicians
• Rated # 1 in cardiac care and # 4 overall according to US News & World Report "America's Best Hospitals"
• International leader in cardiac surgery, transplantation and clinical research
• World's first cardiac catheterization and bypass graft surgery
• Critical care services for all specialties

Emergency Department

• Opened in 1994
• 34 bed Emergency Department
• >50,000 visits/year and growing
• One-third of ED patients are children
• Additional 20-bed observation unit managing heart failure, chest pain, TIA, asthma and observation unit problems

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

• Recognized as leader and innovator in medical education
• Repeatedly ranked among top medical schools by U.S. News & World Report
• Established Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine within the Case School of Medicine
• Program designed to train graduates in a combination of clinical and research skills
• Largest biomedical research institution in Ohio, measured by funding received from the National Institutes of Health
• All faculty hold academic appointments and are part of the teaching staff

Emergency Medicine Residency Program

• Established as emergency medicine residency in 1991
• Established as the site of Case Western Reserve University Department of Emergency Medicine in 2002
• Established ultrasound fellowship program in 2003
• Received full accreditation from the ACGME in 2009

Mission Statement

The educational mission of the department is threefold: 1) To prepare physicians for the practice of emergency medicine; 2) to prepare physicians for the practice of academic emergency medicine; and 3) to fulfill the sponsoring hospital's mission, which is to offer an integrated program of services provided through a system which encompasses excellence in patient care, supported by superior education and research programs.

Objectives of Clinical Years

EM-1

• Focus on acquiring skills and sound knowledge base
• Gain broad exposure to principles and practice of emergency medicine
• Receive instruction by attending physicians in the Emergency Department

EM-2

• Focus on critically ill and injured patients in Emergency Department
• Focus on development of critical care and life-saving skills on off-service rotations

EM-3

• Focus on issues unique to Emergency Medicine
• Directly manage critically ill and/or injured patients
• Learn direction of patient flow in the Emergency Department

Resources

• Over 35 faculty trained and board-certified in Emergency Medicine representing programs from all over USA
• Among our faculty - past-presidents of ABEM, SAEM and Ohio ACEP, members of the Boards of Directors of SAEM, EMRA, EMRA-MSC, and Ohio ACEP, ABEM board member, item writers and oral examiners, and members and chairs of RRC in EM, numerous ACEP, CORD and SAEM committees
• Active research program involving animal and clinical studies and with research nurses at both MetroHealth and CCF
• Over 60 peer reviewed publications in the last three years with ample opportunities for resident participation
• Ground and air pre-hospital care
• Simulation center experience quarterly for learning critical life-saving skills
• Opportunity to teach medical students and EMT/paramedics in the Emergency Department as well as the classroom
• Residency support facilities at both sites
• Excellent employee benefits
• Affordable housing with all the benefits of a large metropolitan area

In summary, we have designed a program aimed at serving the needs of a diverse group of highly qualified and motivated residents. The breadth and depth of our clinical training coupled with exceptional opportunities in academic emergency medicine driven by a diverse faculty and excellent support staff makes this a remarkably strong training program.

Thank you for your interest in the Case Western Reserve University / MetroHealth Medical Center / Cleveland Clinic Emergency Medicine Residency. We encourage you to explore the rest of our website and contact us if you have any questions.

The Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic Emergency Medicine Residency provide an outstanding environment to prepare our residents for a career in Emergency Medicine. In 2009 we received full accreditation from the ACGME. We not only provide a broad range of opportunities in every facet of our specialty (clinical practice, research, education, organized Emergency Medicine, pre-hospital care), but also excel in each. Our residents become extraordinarily well prepared to succeed in any career path they choose upon graduation.