Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine offers a comprehensive Emergency Medicine residency program. Established in 1970, it was the first Emergency Medicine training program in the United States. The program has a strong educational mission, aiming to train Emergency Physicians with the clinical and professional skills necessary to succeed in any clinical environment and become leaders in Emergency Medicine.

Program Structure

• The program is four years long, with 56 residents.
• The fourth year is structured as a junior faculty role, where the R4 oversees both EM R1s, off-service residents, and medical students caring for patients in a 32-bed unit.
• This model allows the R4 to develop crucial skills in ED management, supervision, education, and patient care.

Program Benefits

• The four-year model enables residents to develop more effectively into clinical and academic leaders.
• Residents are often ready to transition into leadership roles immediately after training or enter their top choice of fellowship.
• The program provides significant elective time to pursue individual interests in the field of Emergency Medicine.

Clinical Experience

• The program offers a busy University-based Emergency Department experience at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, with over 67,000 adult visits yearly and a Level I Trauma Center.
• Residents also gain experience in two community hospital Emergency Departments, West Chester Hospital and The Jewish Hospital, with a combined total of over 71,000 patients per year.
• The program is affiliated with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, providing exposure to over 90,000 ED visits per year.

Research and Education

• The program has active clinical and basic science research with substantial NIH and corporate funding of investigators.
• Residents have opportunities to participate in research projects and develop their skills in education, teaching medical students in both preclinical and clinical years, and providing mentorship.

Program Highlights

• First Emergency Medicine training program in the United States, established in 1970.
• Fifty-eight clinical faculty members residency-trained in Emergency Medicine.
• ACGME-accredited Fellowship training available in Emergency Medical Services.
• Air Care Aeromedical Program with over 1300 flights per year and 40% scene flights.
• Significant elective time to pursue individual interests in the field of Emergency Medicine.
• Extensive medical student educational opportunities in Emergency Medicine.