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Emergency Medicine
Program Overview
About The MetroHealth System
- Established in 1837 as a city infirmary
- One of the nation's most successful publicly owned hospitals
- 731-bed licensed 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
Specialized Services
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Trauma
- Verified Level 1 Adult Trauma Center (only Level 1 in Northeast Ohio)
- Verified Level 2 Trauma Center with pediatric commitment
- Verified Level 1 Burn care center American College of Surgeons/American Burn Association
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Metro Life Flight
- Second busiest in the U.S.
- Flown more than 52,000 flights over 30 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
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Critical Care
- ICU for neonates, medical, pediatric, cardiac, surgical, and burns
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Stroke Care
- Certified by the Joint Commission as a primary stroke center, the first in Northeastern Ohio to earn the designation
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Rehabilitation Care
- One of 14 federally designed model centers for the treatment of spinal cord injuries
- Ranks among top 5% of rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report
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Department of Emergency Medicine
- Established as an independent department in 1981
- Busiest Emergency Department in Northeast Ohio, treating more than 105,000 patients annually (17% pediatric patients; 3% critical care patients)
- Emergency Department patients account for about 14% of all hospital admissions (with 21% of those patients admitted to intensive care units)
- One-third 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 Net Award from NAPH (National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems) for "Improving the Patient Experience"
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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 at Cleveland Clinic
- 954-bed tertiary care international referral center
- More than 100 specialties
- More than 1000 staff physicians
- Rated number 1 in cardiac care and number 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
Cleveland Clinic Emergency Department
- Opened in 1994
- 34-bed Emergency Department
- More than 50,000 visits per 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
- Primary care program ranked 35th in the country by U.S. News & World Report in 2011
- Established Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine within the CWRU 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
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 the 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
- More than 35 faculty trained and board-certified in emergency medicine, representing programs from all over the 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
- More than 60 peer reviewed publications in the past three years with ample opportunities for resident participation
- Ground and air pre-hospital care
- Quarterly simulation center experience on site 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
Why Our Emergency Medicine Program is a Good Fit
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 Web site and contact us if you have any questions.
The Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic Emergency Medicine Residency provides 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.
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