Program Overview

Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency

The Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency program offers exceptional clinical training and innovative professional development. The program's curriculum fosters lifelong growth while building skilled clinicians. Graduates of the program are not just physicians, but also have the confidence, resources, and connections to advance emergency care in ways that extend far beyond the walls of the hospital.

Program Details

• Exceptional clinical training at 3 diverse training sites with high patient volumes, including a level 1 trauma center
• Innovative four-year curriculum
• Personalized career development through extensive elective offerings
• Dedication to wellness and professional growth
• A dynamic culture of excellence and innovation

Resident Life

• Salary and benefits
• Bay Area living
• Meet our residents

Leadership

The program is led by a strong commitment to forward-thinking education, a dedicated medical education team, and a diverse resident training environment. The director of the residency program is Sara Krzyzaniak, MD.

Education News

• The Future of EM Training: A conversation with Mike Gisondi, MD, vice chair of education, and Sara Krzyzaniak, MD, associate vice chair and director of the emergency medicine residency program.
• Understanding Competency-Based Training: Dr. Holly Caretta-Weyer and a national team are using a five-year, $1.25M AMA grant to build data-driven tools advancing competency-based education in emergency medicine.
• Training Future Physicians on Health Equity and Social Justice: Italo Brown, MD is working to ensure health equity and social justice training is part of medical school curriculum.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The program's goal is to create a medical team reflective of the community and the world we serve. This is achieved by ensuring the inclusion and representation of all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and physical ability.

Research Areas

• Technology and AI
• Population & Community Health
• Global EM
• DEI
• Pediatric EM
• Medical Education
• Patient Care

Programs

• Emergency Critical Care
• EMS
• Global Emergency Medicine
• Social Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Wilderness Medicine
• Ultrasound
• Biosecurity

Residency Training

• About Our Residency Program
• Residency Curriculum
• Leadership
• Resident Life
• For Applicants
• History
• Current Residents

Fellowships

• Administration
• Critical Care Medicine
• EMS
• Global
• Informatics
• Innovation
• Medical Education Scholarship
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Physician Wellness
• Social EM & Population Health
• Simulation
• Ultrasound
• Wilderness Medicine
• Current Fellows

Simulation and Online Learning

The program offers simulation and online learning opportunities to enhance resident education and training.