Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn is an ACGME-accredited three-year program focused on training exceptional emergency physicians. The program emphasizes a supportive environment, innovative teaching methods, and robust critical care training, preparing residents for the diverse challenges in emergency medicine while fostering their individual interests and goals.
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Program Details
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
No
IMG Friendly (detail)
Maimonides Medical Center does not explicitly mention its IMG-friendly policy regarding eligibility for international medical graduates. However, being a major hospital located in Brooklyn, which is known for its cultural diversity, there might be inclusivity towards IMG applicants, though specific acceptance rates or details on ECFMG certification were not provided in the text. Generally, international graduates could apply and participate if they follow the program's guidelines provided via ERAS.
Categorical Positions
18
Categorical Positions (detail)
Accepting 18 PGY-1 residents per year.
Program Website
Address
4802 10th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Program Director
Arlene S. Chung, MD, MACM, FACEP
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Current Residents
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Curriculum & Education
Overview
We pride ourselves on a strong educational mission that is exemplified by our innovative formal curriculum. Maimonides was one of the first Emergency Medicine programs in the country to implement a flipped classroom model for core content learning in 2013 and continues to be a pioneer in adult learning techniques.
Application
Applications to our residency program should be submitted through ERAS at www.aamc.org/eras. Complete details and timelines are available on the ERAS website.
# of Locations
We are a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center and the only Pediatric Trauma Center in Brooklyn. In addition, our residents spend four weeks at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, one of the nation’s largest trauma centers.
Fellowship
Maimonides Medical Center offers 5 fellowships, although specific details about the fellowships or post-graduation plans were not detailed in the text. The program is associated with advanced training opportunities due to its location in a high-volume emergency department responsible for over 120,000 annual ED visits.
Resident Life
Overview
Our mission is to provide a supportive environment that allows residents to learn the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of an exceptional emergency physician, while encouraging and fostering the development of each individual resident’s own interests and goals.
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# of Years of Program
We are an ACGME-accredited three-year residency program nestled in the heart of Brooklyn, New York.
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Alumni
Our residents have gone on to the nation’s leading institutions, including Baylor College of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Emory University, and others.
Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Month-long intern orientation, advanced emergency ultrasound training, international EM rotation, toxicology rotation, and opportunities for event medicine participation.
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