PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 

 

DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN

AND RESIDENCY DIRECTORJuan A. González-Sánchez, MD, FACEP

 

ASSOCIATE CLINICAL DIRECTOR:  Wilfredo Nieves-Colomer, MD, FACEP

 

ASSISTANT RESIDENCY DIRECTOR:  Jorge Falcon-Chevere, MD

 

PROGRAM TYPE: PG I-III

 

YEAR STARTED: 1994

 

COMBINED PROGRAMS:  No

 

INSTITUTIONAL STATUS: Department of Emergency Medicine, UPR School of Medicine

 

INSTITUTION: University of Puerto Rico Hospital

 

Number of beds in hospital:  250

Number of beds in ED:  32

Number of patient visits per year:  54,000

Number of pediatric patient visits per year:  17,000

Overall admission rate (% of total visits):  18%

Acuity: ICU admission rate (% of admissions):  7%

 

FACULTY:

 

Full time:  15 EM residency trained-board certified / eligible physicians.

 

RESIDENCY POSITION IN MATH

 

R1: 10

R2: 10

R3: 10

 

INTERVIEWS: Late December

 

EMS EXPOSURE: One month off-site rotation

 

AEROMEDICAL PROGRAM: No

 

RESEARCH:

 

Resident Requirement before graduation

 

Laboratory space/resources available

 

Current research activities:       

 

Curriculum features:  28 calendar days, 12 rotation blocks and 1 vacation block

 

% of ED pediatric visits: 32%

 

Pediatric inpatient: 4 weeks

 

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit:  4 weeks

 

MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION (click for description):

 

MSII Seminar (2 weeks)

 

MSIV clerkship (4 weeks)

 

MSIV rotation (2 weeks)

 

RESIDENT BENEFITS:

 

Stipend: PG-I $2,115   PG-II $2,160   PG-III $2,260

 

Book allowance, On-call allowance

 

Health Insurance, Uniforms

 

APPLICATION

 

ERAS link   www.ERAS.com

 

Address:

PO Box 29207

65th Inf. Station

San Juan Pr 00929

(787) 757-1800 ext. 644                         

 

  

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