3 Years
22 Positions at South Pointe (The remainder at other consortium sites)
The Emergency Residency Program at South Pointe Hospital is a 3-year comprehensive, structured curriculum based on the standards for Emergency Medicine as outlined in the Basic Documents for Postdoctoral Training as established by the ACOEP and approved by the COPT of the AOA. While the structured curriculum forms the framework for the didactic portion of the program, the clinical exposure is carefully selected to provide a broad based exposure of residents to medical and surgical emergencies of all ages to round out the residency training.
As the base hospital of the Northeast Ohio Osteopathic Emergency Medicine Residency, South Pointe Hospital has partnered with the following institutions to form a consortium:
• Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital (Cuyahoga Falls)
• Doctors Hospital of Stark County (Massillon)
• St. Joe's Hospital/Humility of Mary (Warren)
Clinical rotations are arranged to expose residents to critical care, surgical subspecialties, i.e. (orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT), pediatrics, trauma, EMS, research, and administration. A minimum of 18 months of emergency medicine rotations are arranged to provide a progressive level of responsibility for the patient care. The seven core competencies are an integral part of both the didactic and clinical services. Residents are monitored daily, evaluated monthly by their preceptors and quarterly by the Program Director and the Director of Medical Education.
Residents participate in all clinical decision making and patient care activities.
Our program utilizes direct observation, monthly and annual in-service testing, simulation labs, procedural labs, OSCE's and mock oral board reviews to ensure mastering the seven core competencies.
Research is encouraged and nurtured throughout the 3 year residency.
Curriculum:
First Year: PGY2
| Emergency Medicine |
6 months |
| Cardiology |
1 month |
| ICU |
1 month |
| Orthopedic Surgery |
1 month |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Akron Children Medical Center) |
1 month |
| Anesthesia |
2 weeks |
| Radiology |
2 weeks |
| General Internal Medicine |
1 month |
Second Year: PGY3
| Emergency Medicine |
5 months |
| Trauma (MetroHealth Medical Center) |
1 month |
| Neurology |
1 month |
| ENT |
2 weeks |
| Ophthalmology |
2 weeks |
| ICU |
1 month |
| OB/GYN (Cuyahoga Falls Hospital/Fairview Hospital) |
1 month |
| EMS/LifeFlight (MetroHealth Life Flight) |
1 month |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Akron Children's Medical Center |
1 month |
Third Year: PGY4
| Emergency Medicine |
9 months |
| EMS/LifeFlight (MetroHealth Life Flight) |
1 month |
| Research |
1 month |
| Elective |
1 month |
Didactics:
We have weekly didactic programs with the entire consortium. This program is held at our Sagamore Hills Education facility.
Our weekly didactic program is a chapter-by-chapter review of Tintinelle's Emergency Medicine textbook. Chapters are assigned to a resident and attending at the beginning of each academic year. On the fourth Tuesday of each month, we have your Journal Club. The fifth Thursday is our Trauma conference with the General and Orthopedic Surgery Departments at South Pointe.
In the fall and spring, we participate in a Dog Lab at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine.
A yearlong Skills Lab is done at South Pointe Hospital. Once a month, assigned residents report for hands on training. The training curriculum is as follows:
• ACLS scenarios with SimMan
• Ultrasound - FAST exam and vascular
• OMT Skills
With our OPTI linked to OU CORE we have a monthly RPAC (Residency Program Advisory Committee). This Education Day enables the residents to meet and work with the other Emergency Medicine residents from other Osteopathic Hospitals in Ohio. There is a monthly topic with speakers covering all aspects of emergency medicine.
Affiliate Training Sites:
• St. John West Shore Hospital/ Cleveland, Ohio
• MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland, Ohio
• Akron Children's Medical Center/Akron, Ohio
Emergency Didactic Program 2005-2006 Lectures
Resident Benefits