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Hospital Episcopal San Lucas/Ponce School of Medicine Program

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Emergency Medicine

Specialty

Program Overview

Summary of Residency Program

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas (CMESL) was initiated on July 1, 2008. It has a dedicated faculty, all board-certified in their specialties, providing comprehensive emergency medicine training. The program spans three years, primarily at CMESL and includes several other healthcare facilities for trauma and pediatrics training. It typically accepts seven categorical residents each year.

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Program Details

Specialty

Emergency Medicine

IMG Friendly (Y/N)

No

IMG Friendly (detail)

The residency program does not explicitly mention its friendliness towards International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the provided text.

Categorical Positions

7

Categorical Positions (detail)

Seven (7) authorized positions per year; details about prelim residents not provided.

Program Website

Address

917 Avenida Tito Castro Ponce, PR 00733

Program Director

Miguel F. Agrait González, MD, FACEP FAAEM CAQ-SM

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Current Residents

Overview

The program enrolls seven residents each year across various levels of training, but specific details regarding the distribution of MD and DO residents and the representation of IMGs were not provided in the text.

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Curriculum & Education

Overview

The length of training is three (3) years and includes various blocks such as Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Pediatric EM, and more for first year residents (PGY1).

Application

# of Locations

Residents train at the Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas (CMESL) and the Administracion de Servicios Medicos de Puerto Rico (ASEM), the only level 1 trauma center in Puerto Rico.

Fellowship

None. The text indicates that there are no fellowship opportunities offered by the program.

Resident Life

Overview

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at CMESL started on July 1, 2008, with a dedicated faculty who are Board Certified and have extensive experience in graduate medical education.

On Call Schedule

# of Years of Program

Three (3) years.

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Salary & Benefits

Benefits Overview

PGY-1 Salary

Vacation

PGY-1 residents have 1 block allocated for vacation.

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