Overview
The Washington Hospital Center, in collaboration with Georgetown University, is pleased to introduce a new residency program in emergency medicine. The program, which will welcome its first group of residents in July 2006, is a three year training program emphasizing critical care, trauma management, and pediatrics. Additionally, as an academic leader in the fields of medical informatics and emergency preparedness, the Washington Hospital Center Department of Emergency Medicine offers unique training opportunities in these areas.

The program's goal is to produce exceptional emergency physicians, clinicians capable of responding to urgent needs for medical care with speed, skill, and efficiency. The Washington Hospital Center (WHC) is committed to this endeavor; the program has the support of the hospitals administration, other clinical departments, and its own distinguished faculty.


Clinical training occurs in a variety of settings in the D.C. metropolitan area. The ability to treat a diverse patient population served by different types of institutions (i.e., urban/suburban, tertiary care/primary care, academic medical center/community hospital) guarantees an exciting, challenging, and rewarding training experience. Close to half of the residents training is scheduled at the Washington Hospital Center. WHC is the largest hospital by a factor of three in the District of Columbia. It has the busiest emergency department, most active trauma center, largest cardiac service, and is the regional burn center and the National Institute of Healths designated regional stroke center. Incoming residents join a team of professionals that treats over 70,000 patients per year with more than 18,000 hospital admissions. Its Level 1 Trauma
As a jointly sponsored program, residents combine the benefits of training at a large teaching hospital with the resources of a leading academic medical center, the Georgetown University Hospital. Besides clinical training opportunities and shared conferences, the affiliation provides residents access to the Georgetown University School of Medicine faculty, research facilities, and library.

Curriculum
The curriculum includes extensive training in critical care, trauma management, and pediatrics, as well as special training opportunities in the emerging fields of medical informatics and emergency readiness. The training is structured to allow progressively independent experience and to meet yearly educational objectives.