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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN AND RESIDENCY DIRECTOR: Juan 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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