Program Overview

Graduate Medical Education

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University offers a comprehensive range of graduate medical education programs. These programs are designed to provide residents and fellows with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to succeed in their chosen specialties.

Residency Programs

The following residency programs are available:

• Anesthesiology
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• Emergency Medicine
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• Family and Community Medicine
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• Hematopathology Fellowship
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• Neurology
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• Neurosurgery
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• Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
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• Ophthalmology
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• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery And Sports Medicine
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• Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery
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• Pathology And Laboratory Medicine
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• Pediatric Dentistry
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• Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
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• Psychiatry And Behavioral Science
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• Radiation Oncology
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• Radiology
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• Surgery
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• Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
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• Urology
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Curriculum

The curriculum for the Emergency Medicine residency program is designed to provide comprehensive training in the areas fundamental to the specialty of emergency medicine. The program consists of 13 separate four-week rotations each year.

Experiential Curriculum

The experiential curriculum is divided into three years, with the following components:

• PGY-1
  • Emergency Department - TUH - 28 weeks
  • Pediatric Emergency Dept. - CHOP - 4 weeks
  • PICU - St. Christopher's - 4 weeks (2 weeks of each)
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology/EMS - 4 weeks
  • Trauma - 4 weeks
  • Medical Intensive Care Unit - 4 weeks
  • Anesthesia/Ultrasound - 4 weeks (anesthesia morning/US afternoon)
• PGY-2
  • Emergency Department - TUH - 26 weeks
  • Emergency Department - TUH – Jeanes Campus - 4 weeks
  • Pediatric Emergency Department - CHOP - 4 weeks
  • Surgical ICU - 4 weeks
  • Burn ICU - 4 weeks
  • Trauma - 4 weeks
  • Emergency Department - TUH – Episcopal Campus - 4 weeks
  • Elective - 2 weeks
• PGY-3
  • Emergency Department - TUH - 30 weeks
  • Emergency Department - TUH – Jeanes Campus - 4 weeks
  • Pediatric Emergency Department - CHOP - 4 weeks
  • Temple ED Administration/Teaching - 4 weeks
  • Medical ICU - 4 weeks
  • Elective - 2 weeks
  • Emergency Department - TUH – Episcopal Campus - 4 weeks

Throughout the three years, residents will spend time each month at St. Christopher's Hospital during their Temple ED blocks, amounting to roughly 1.25 months of clinical time in the St. Chris Emergency Department.